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 :
Univ. Bordeauxl, Talence
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 :
fibre lasers; infrared spectra; optical fibre cladding; optical saturable absorption; photochromism; silicon compounds; ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; ytterbium; SiO2:Yb; absorption spectra; large mode area fiber; lasing properties; photobleaching; photodarkening; ytterbium-doped double-clad LMA fiber; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber couplers; Optical pulse generation; Photobleaching; Photochromism; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453532
