Title :
Photodarkening and photobleaching of an Ytterbium-doped Silica Double-clad LMA fiber
Author :
Boullet, J. ; Manek-Hönninger, I. ; Cardinal, T. ; Guillen, F. ; Podgorski, M. ; Ermeneux, S. ; Doua, R. Bello ; Salin, F.
Author_Institution :
CELIA-PALA (UNIR 5107), Université Bordeauxl, 351 cours de la Libération, F-33405 Talence, France
Abstract :
We studied the temporal behaviour of photodarkening in an Yb-doped LMA fiber and show photobleaching of the same fiber. The absorption spectra and the influence on the lasing properties are shown.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber couplers; Optical pulse generation; Photobleaching; Photochromism; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431309