Modeling the photodegradation of large mode area Yb-doped fiber power amplifiers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7195, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Laperle, Pierre ^a   Desbiens, Louis ^a   Foulgoc, Karine Le ^a   Drolet, Mathieu ^a   Deladurantaye, Pascal ^a   Proulx, Antoine ^a   Taillon, Yves ^a  

^a INO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fiber amplifier; Fiber characterization; Large mode area; Modeling; Photobleaching; Photodarkening; Triple clad; Ytterbium

Indexed keywords

FIBER CHARACTERIZATION; LARGE MODE AREA; MODELING; PHOTODARKENING; TRIPLE-CLAD;

AMPLIFICATION; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COLOR CENTERS; LASERS; PHOTOBLEACHING; PHOTODEGRADATION; POWER AMPLIFIERS; TEXTILE FIBERS; YTTERBIUM;

FIBER AMPLIFIERS;

AMPLIFIERS; ASSEMBLY; GROWTH; LASERS; MODELS; PARAMETERS; POWER OPERATED EQUIPMENT; TEXTILE FIBERS;

EID: 65649093314     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.808189     Document Type: Conference Paper

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