Abstract
Photodarkening and photobleaching in 1030-nm Yb-doped fiber lasers is investigated and compared with 1070-nm lasers. Measured photodarkening reduced impact is ascribed to lower inversion and lower energy defects. Results fit a simple laser model.
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