The role of charge transfer processes for the induced optical losses in ytterbium doped fiber lasers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7195, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Engholm, Magnus ^a   Norin, Lars ^b  

^a Fiber Optic Valley AB   (Sweden)

^b ACREO AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Charge transfer; Fiber Lasers; Photodarkening; Ytterbium

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION AND EMISSION CROSS SECTIONS; CHARGE TRANSFER PROCESS; CHARGE-TRANSFER ABSORPTION; CHARGE-TRANSFER BANDS; LASER PERFORMANCE; PHOTODARKENING; SHORTER WAVELENGTH; SILICATE GLASS; YTTERBIUM ION; YTTERBIUM-DOPED FIBER LASERS;

ABSORPTION; CHARGE TRANSFER; FIBERS; ION EXCHANGE; LASERS; MASS TRANSFER; SILICATES; YTTERBIUM;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 65649149364     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.809410     Document Type: Conference Paper

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