Photodarkening in Yb-doped silica fibers: Influence of the atmosphere during preform collapsing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6873, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Jetschke, S ^a   Unger, S ^a   Schwuchow, A ^a   Leich, M ^a   Reichel, V ^a   Kirchhof, J ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fiber lasers; Fluorescence properties; Optical fibers; Photodarkening

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; FIBER OPTICS; FORMING; LASERS; PREFORMING; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TECHNOLOGY;

(140.3500) LASERS; (OTDR) TECHNOLOGY; DOPED SILICA;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 44949214760     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.776638     Document Type: Conference Paper

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