Title :
Photo darkening in ytterbium doped fibers: Phenomenological model and experiment
Author :
Mattsson, Kent Erik
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
Photo darkening (PD) of ytterbium co-doped silica fibers are experimentally investigated and a numeric model for PD is proposed. The spectral response of PD is discussed based on a chemical bond formation model.
Keywords :
aluminium; bonds (chemical); fibre lasers; optical fibre cladding; optical materials; photochromism; silicon compounds; ytterbium; SiO2:Al,Yb; chemical bond formation model; photo darkening; spectral response; ytterbium doped fibers; Absorption; Chemicals; Color; Materials; Optical fiber amplifiers; Silicon compounds; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Keystone, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8428-7
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730115