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Lifetime quenching in Yb doped fibres

Lifetime quenching in Yb doped fibres
Lifetime quenching in Yb doped fibres
We have discovered that in ytterbium-doped silica fibres the excited state lifetime of a fraction of the Yb ions can be quenched to a very small value, leading to a strong unbleachable loss. This unexpected behaviour seems to be caused by some, yet unidentified, impurity or structural defect. It is of considerable relevance for various Yb doped lasers and-amplifiers including Er:Yb codoped fibres as used in telecommunication amplifiers although it should also be emphasized that fibres can be produced that are free from the quenching effect.
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375-378
Paschotta, R.
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Paschotta, R., Nilsson, J., Barber, P.R., Caplen, J.E., Tropper, A.C. and Hanna, D.C. (1997) Lifetime quenching in Yb doped fibres. Optics Communications, 136 (5-6), 375-378. (doi:10.1016/S0030-4018(96)00720-1).

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We have discovered that in ytterbium-doped silica fibres the excited state lifetime of a fraction of the Yb ions can be quenched to a very small value, leading to a strong unbleachable loss. This unexpected behaviour seems to be caused by some, yet unidentified, impurity or structural defect. It is of considerable relevance for various Yb doped lasers and-amplifiers including Er:Yb codoped fibres as used in telecommunication amplifiers although it should also be emphasized that fibres can be produced that are free from the quenching effect.

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Published date: April 1997
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Local EPrints ID: 78060
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/78060
DOI: doi:10.1016/S0030-4018(96)00720-1
ISSN: 0030-4018
PURE UUID: 9fd86a13-8121-47d2-8446-c19f7c529847
ORCID for J. Nilsson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1691-7959

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Date deposited: 11 Mar 2010
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:42

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Author: R. Paschotta
Author: J. Nilsson ORCID iD
Author: P.R. Barber
Author: J.E. Caplen
Author: A.C. Tropper
Author: D.C. Hanna

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