Experimental evidence for the formation of divalent ytterbium in the photodarkening process of Yb-doped fiber lasers

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 6681-6688

  Rydberg, S ^a   Engholm, M ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; PREFORMING;

DOPED SILICAS; EXCITATION SPECTROSCOPY; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; GLASS PREFORMS; HIGH POWER FIBER LASERS; KINETIC PROCESS; VALENCE INSTABILITY; YB-DOPED FIBER LASERS;

YTTERBIUM;

YTTERBIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FIBER OPTICS; LASER;

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

EID: 84875757012     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.006681     Document Type: Article

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