DocumentCode
546952
Title
Thermal effects in high-power fiber amplifiers
Author
Hansen, Kristian Rymann ; Laegsgaard, Jesper
Author_Institution
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
The effect of temperature gradients in Yb-doped fiber amplifiers is studied numerically. We investigate the dependence of the mode area on the signal power, and compare forward and backward pumping schemes.
Keywords
optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; ytterbium; Yb-doped fiber amplifiers; high-power fiber amplifiers; mode area; pumping schemes; signal power; temperature gradients; thermal effects; Heating; Mathematical model; Nonlinear optics; Numerical models; Permittivity; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type
conf
Filename
5951171
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