Mode-induced transverse photodarkening loss variations in large-mode-area ytterbium doped silica fibers

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 10633-10640

  Söderlund, Mikko J ^a   Montiel i Ponsoda, Joan J ^a   Tammela, Simo K T ^b   Ylä Jarkko, Kalle ^b   Salokatve, Arto ^b   Honkanen, Seppo ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Corelase Oy ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; FIBERS;

ACTIVE FIBERS; DOUBLE CLAD FIBERS; INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; LARGE MODE AREA; LASER CONFIGURATION; LOSS VARIATION; TRANSVERSE MODE; YTTERBIUM-DOPED;

YTTERBIUM;

EID: 47249114026     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.010633     Document Type: Article

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