Title :
Temporal evolution of photodarkening and successive photobleaching of an Ytterbium-doped silica double-clad LMA fiber
Author :
Manek-Hönninger, I. ; Boullet, J. ; Cardinal, T. ; Guillen, F. ; Podgorski, M. ; Ermeneux, S. ; Doua, R. Bello ; Salin, F.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Bordeaux I, Talence
Abstract :
We study the temporal behaviour of photodarkening in an Yb-doped large-mode-area (LMA) fiber and show photobleaching of the same fiber. The absorption spectra and the influence on the lasing properties when this fiber is used in a CW laser oscillator.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical materials; optical saturable absorption; photochromism; silicon compounds; ytterbium; CW laser oscillator; SiO2:Yb; absorption spectra; large-mode-area fiber; lasing properties; photobleaching process; photodarkening process; ytterbium-doped silica double-clad LMA fiber; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Optical fiber testing; Oscillators; Photobleaching; Photochromism; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386485
