Measuring photodarkening from single-mode ytterbium doped silica fibers

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 11539-11544

  Koponen, J J ^a   Soderlund M J ^a   Hoffman, H J ^a   Tammela, S K T ^b  

^a Liekki Corporation   (Finland)

^b Corelase Oy ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); PHOTOCHROMISM; SILICA; YTTERBIUM;

PHOTODARKENING RATE; POWER EFFICIENCY; SIGNAL WAVELENGTHS; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 33847165820     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.011539     Document Type: Article

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