• DocumentCode
    1677506
  • Title

    Photodarkening mechanisms in ytterbium fiber lasers; a comparison of UV-induced losses in glass and crystalline materials

  • Author

    Rydberg, Sara C. ; Engholm, Magnus

  • Author_Institution
    Mid Sweden Univ., Sundsvall, Sweden
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    UV-induced absorption is investigated for three different ytterbium doped laser materials. It is found that the induced transmission loss originates from the formation of Yb2+-ions and hole-related defects.
  • Keywords
    aluminium; fibre lasers; optical fibre losses; optical glass; photochromism; silicon compounds; ultraviolet spectra; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; SiO2:Yb,Al; UV-innduced absorption losses; YAG:Yb; YAlO3:Yb; crystalline materials; glass materials; hole-related defects; photodarkening; transmission loss; ytterbium doped fiber laser materials; Absorption; Glass; Lasers; Silicon compounds; Spectral shape; Ytterbium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326558
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1677506