Title :
Polarization dependent gain in saturated ytterbium and neodymium double clad fiber amplifiers
Author :
Webels, P. ; Fallnich, C.
Author_Institution :
Laser Zentrum Hannover eV, Germany
Abstract :
We present comparative measurements of polarization dependent gain in neodymium and ytterbium doped fiber amplifiers. We demonstrate, that this effect is always present in neodymium doped amplifiers while it can be suppressed in ytterbium doped amplifiers.
Keywords :
neodymium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre polarisation; ytterbium; neodymium double clad fiber amplifiers; polarization dependent gain measurements; ytterbium double clad fiber amplifiers; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Gain measurement; Geometrical optics; Neodymium; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
