• DocumentCode
    688907
  • Title

    Self-bleaching phenomenon observed in the Ce/Yb Co-doped silica fiber

  • Author

    Gui Chen ; Yi-Bo Wang ; Lu Xie ; Ying-bin Xing ; Hai-qing Li ; Zuo-Wen Jiang ; Jing-gang Peng ; Neng-li Dai ; Jin-yan Li

  • Author_Institution
    Wuhan Nat. Lab. for Optoelectron., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on a self-bleaching phenomenon observed in the Ce Yb co-doped silica fiber. The excess loss of the Ce/Yb fiber reduces about 1.5 dB/m at 633 nm after the pump laser was turned off for an hour; recovered about 10% of its pristine condition.
  • Keywords
    cerium; optical fibre testing; optical saturable absorption; photochromism; silicon compounds; ytterbium; SiO2:Ce,Yb; excess loss; pump laser; self-bleaching phenomenon; wavelength 633 nm; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833285