Yb doped silica based laser fibers: Correlation of photodarkening kinetics and related optical properties with the glass composition

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7195, Issue , 2009, Pages

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

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorption; Codoping; Fiber laser; Fluorescence; Optical fiber; Photodarkening; Rare earth doping

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC DEFECTS; CO-DOPANTS; CODOPING; CONCENTRATION OF; CRITICAL FACTORS; FIBER COMPOSITION; FIBER LOSS; GLASS COMPOSITIONS; HIGH-POWER; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; PHOTO DARKENING EFFECTS; PHOTODARKENING; PREPARATION PROCESS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RARE EARTH DOPING; TIME DEPENDENT; UV ABSORPTION; VISIBLE EMISSIONS; YTTERBIUM DOPING; YTTERBIUM-DOPED;

ABSORPTION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FIBER LASERS; FLUORESCENCE; GERMANIUM; GLASS; HIGH POWER LASERS; LASERS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOSPHORUS; RARE EARTHS; SILICA; YTTERBIUM;

FIBERS;

EID: 65649096145     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.808918     Document Type: Conference Paper

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