How do traces of thulium explain photodarkening in Yb doped fibers?

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 20455-20460

  Peretti, R ^a   Jurdyc, A M ^a   Jacquier, B ^a   Gonnet, Cédric ^b   Pastouret, Alain ^b   Burov, Ekaterina ^b   Cavani, Olivier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b Draka Comteq France SAS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR CENTERS; DEFECTS; FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; THULIUM;

CREATION PROCESS; DEFECT CREATION; PHOTODARKENING; YB-DOPED FIBERS; YTTERBIUM DOPED FIBERS; YTTERBIUM-DOPED FIBER LASERS;

YTTERBIUM;

THULIUM; YTTERBIUM;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER;

ARTIFACTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; LASERS; THULIUM; YTTERBIUM;

EID: 77956987877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.020455     Document Type: Article

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