Photobleaching of photodarkening in ytterbium doped aluminosilicate fibers with 633 nm irradiation

doi:10.1364/OME.2.001286

Photobleaching of photodarkening in ytterbium doped aluminosilicate fibers with 633 nm irradiation

Hrvoje Gebavi, Stefano Taccheo, Denis Tregoat, Achille Monteville, and Thierry Robin »View Author Affiliations

Optical Materials Express, Vol. 2, Issue 9, pp. 1286-1291 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OME.2.001286

View Full Text Article

Enhanced HTML Acrobat PDF (845 KB)

Journal Search
Article Lookup

Article Tools

Citations

Alert me when this article is cited
Export Citation/Save

Abstract
Article Info
References (18)
Cited By
Figures (4)
Metrics
Related Content

Abstract

In the present study, we examined photodarkening loss reduction in Yb³⁺ doped aluminosilicate fibers by utilizing 633 nm light irradiation. It is demonstrated that the final photobleaching value is intensity dependent, but the percentage of photodarkening reduction does not depend on dopant concentrations for settled bleaching intensity. Further examination was committed to explore the photobleaching starting from different photodarkening loss levels while keeping the same dopant concentration and subsequently the other way around. This approach related photobleaching with the number of photodarkening induced color centers and also showed that photobleaching was dopant concentration dependent. In all experiments an unbleachable residual loss for the bleaching powers up to ~100 W/mm² was found. To the best of our knowledge this is the most extensive investigation of photobleaching effect.

OCIS Codes
(140.3510) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, fiber
(160.5690) Materials : Rare-earth-doped materials
(260.5210) Physical optics : Photoionization
(140.3615) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, ytterbium

ToC Category:
Laser Materials

History
Original Manuscript: June 14, 2012
Revised Manuscript: August 8, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: August 8, 2012
Published: August 21, 2012

Citation
Hrvoje Gebavi, Stefano Taccheo, Denis Tregoat, Achille Monteville, and Thierry Robin, "Photobleaching of photodarkening in ytterbium doped aluminosilicate fibers with 633 nm irradiation," Opt. Mater. Express 2, 1286-1291 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ome/abstract.cfm?URI=ome-2-9-1286

Sort: Author | Year | Journal | Reset

References

R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, P. R. Barber, J. E. Caplen, A. C. Tropper, and D. C. Hanna, “Lifetime quenching in Yb-doped fibres,” Opt. Commun.136(5–6), 375–378 (1997). [CrossRef]
M. Leich, U. Röpke, S. Jetschke, S. Unger, V. Reichel, and J. Kirchhof, “Non-isothermal bleaching of photodarkened Yb-doped fibers,” Opt. Express17(15), 12588–12593 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
J. J. Montiel i Ponsoda, M. Söderlund, J. Koplow, J. Koponen, A. Iho, and S. Honkanen, “Combined photodarkening and thermal bleaching measurement of an ytterbium-doped fiber,” Proc. SPIE7195, 71952D (2009). [CrossRef]
G. R. Atkins and F. Ouellette, “Reversible photodarkening and bleaching in Tb3+-doped optical fibers,” Opt. Lett.19(13), 951–953 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
M. Engholm, P. Jelger, F. Laurell, and L. Norin, “Improved photodarkening resistivity in ytterbium-doped fiber lasers by cerium codoping,” Opt. Lett.34(8), 1285–1287 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
K. E. Mattsson and J. Broeng, “Alleviate photo darkening by single-mode RMO fiber design,” Proc. SPIE7580, 758024 (2010). [CrossRef]
S. Jetschke, S. Unger, U. Röpke, and J. Kirchhof, “Photodarkening in Yb doped fibers: experimental evidence of equilibrium states depending on the pump power,” Opt. Express15(22), 14838–14843 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
S. Yoo, C. Basu, A. J. Boyland, C. Sones, J. Nilsson, J. K. Sahu, and D. Payne, “Photodarkening in Yb-doped aluminosilicate fibers induced by 488 nm irradiation,” Opt. Lett.32(12), 1626–1628 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
M. Engholm and L. Norin, “Reduction of photodarkening in Yb/Al-doped fiber lasers,” Proc. SPIE6873, 68731E (2008). [CrossRef]
A. D. Guzman Chávez, A. V. Kir’yanov, Y. O. Barmenkov, and N. N. Il’ichev, “Reversible photo-darkening and resonant photobleaching of Ytterbium-doped silica fiber at in-core 977-nm and 543-nm irradiation,” Laser Phys. Lett.4(10), 734–739 (2007). [CrossRef]
I. Manek-Hönninger, J. Boullet, T. Cardinal, F. Guillen, S. Ermeneux, M. Podgorski, R. Bello Doua, and F. Salin, “Photodarkening and photobleaching of an ytterbium-doped silica double-clad LMA fiber,” Opt. Express15(4), 1606–1611 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
N. Inoue, A. Shirakawa, and K. Ueda, “Photodarkening and photobleaching of Yb-doped fibers by laser diodes,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2010), paper CMGG5, http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=CLEO-2010-CMGG5 .
P. Laperle, L. Desbiens, K. Le Foulgoc, M. Drolet, P. Deladurantaye, A. Proulx, and Y. Taillon, “Modeling the photodegradation of large mode area Yb-doped fiber power amplifiers,” Proc. SPIE7195, 71952C (2009). [CrossRef]
S. Taccheo, H. Gebavi, A. Monteville, O. Le Goffic, D. Landais, D. Mechin, D. Tregoat, B. Cadier, T. Robin, D. Milanese, and T. Durrant, “Concentration dependence and self-similarity of photodarkening losses induced in Yb-doped fibers by comparable excitation,” Opt. Express19(20), 19340–19345 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
H. Gebavi, S. Taccheo, D. Milanese, A. Monteville, O. Le Goffic, D. Landais, D. Mechin, D. Tregoat, B. Cadier, and T. Robin, “Temporal evolution and correlation between cooperative luminescence and photodarkening in ytterbium doped silica fibers,” Opt. Express19(25), 25077–25083 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
M. J. Söderlund, J. J. Montiel i Ponsoda, and S. Honkanen, “Measurement of thermal binding energy of photodarkening-induced color centers in ytterbium-doped silica fibers,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics-European Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO/EUROPE-EQEC (Optical Society of America, 2009), paper CE3.3.
S. Jetschke, S. Unger, A. Schwuchow, M. Leich, and J. Kirchhof, “Efficient Yb laser fibers with low photodarkening by optimization of the core composition,” Opt. Express16(20), 15540–15545 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
A. A. Rybaltovsky, S. S. Aleshkina, M. E. Likhachev, M. M. Bubnov, A. A. Umnikov, M. V. Yashkov, A. N. Gur'yanov, and E. M. Dianov, “Luminescence and photoinduced absorption in ytterbium-doped optical fibres,” Quantum Electron.41(12), 1073–1079 (2011). [CrossRef]

Cited By

Alert me when this paper is cited

OSA is able to provide readers links to articles that cite this paper by participating in CrossRef's Cited-By Linking service. CrossRef includes content from more than 3000 publishers and societies. In addition to listing OSA journal articles that cite this paper, citing articles from other participating publishers will also be listed.

Click here to see a list of articles that cite this paper

Figures


Fig. 1	Fig. 2	Fig. 3


Fig. 4

« Previous Article | Next Article »

OSA is a member of CrossRef.

[1] R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, P. R. Barber, J. E. Caplen, A. C. Tropper, and D. C. Hanna, “Lifetime quenching in Yb-doped fibres,” Opt. Commun.136(5–6), 375–378 (1997). [CrossRef]

[2] M. Leich, U. Röpke, S. Jetschke, S. Unger, V. Reichel, and J. Kirchhof, “Non-isothermal bleaching of photodarkened Yb-doped fibers,” Opt. Express17(15), 12588–12593 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[3] J. J. Montiel i Ponsoda, M. Söderlund, J. Koplow, J. Koponen, A. Iho, and S. Honkanen, “Combined photodarkening and thermal bleaching measurement of an ytterbium-doped fiber,” Proc. SPIE7195, 71952D (2009). [CrossRef]

[4] G. R. Atkins and F. Ouellette, “Reversible photodarkening and bleaching in Tb3+-doped optical fibers,” Opt. Lett.19(13), 951–953 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[5] M. Engholm, P. Jelger, F. Laurell, and L. Norin, “Improved photodarkening resistivity in ytterbium-doped fiber lasers by cerium codoping,” Opt. Lett.34(8), 1285–1287 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[6] K. E. Mattsson and J. Broeng, “Alleviate photo darkening by single-mode RMO fiber design,” Proc. SPIE7580, 758024 (2010). [CrossRef]

[7] S. Jetschke, S. Unger, U. Röpke, and J. Kirchhof, “Photodarkening in Yb doped fibers: experimental evidence of equilibrium states depending on the pump power,” Opt. Express15(22), 14838–14843 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[8] S. Yoo, C. Basu, A. J. Boyland, C. Sones, J. Nilsson, J. K. Sahu, and D. Payne, “Photodarkening in Yb-doped aluminosilicate fibers induced by 488 nm irradiation,” Opt. Lett.32(12), 1626–1628 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[9] M. Engholm and L. Norin, “Reduction of photodarkening in Yb/Al-doped fiber lasers,” Proc. SPIE6873, 68731E (2008). [CrossRef]

[10] A. D. Guzman Chávez, A. V. Kir’yanov, Y. O. Barmenkov, and N. N. Il’ichev, “Reversible photo-darkening and resonant photobleaching of Ytterbium-doped silica fiber at in-core 977-nm and 543-nm irradiation,” Laser Phys. Lett.4(10), 734–739 (2007). [CrossRef]

[11] I. Manek-Hönninger, J. Boullet, T. Cardinal, F. Guillen, S. Ermeneux, M. Podgorski, R. Bello Doua, and F. Salin, “Photodarkening and photobleaching of an ytterbium-doped silica double-clad LMA fiber,” Opt. Express15(4), 1606–1611 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[12] N. Inoue, A. Shirakawa, and K. Ueda, “Photodarkening and photobleaching of Yb-doped fibers by laser diodes,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2010), paper CMGG5, http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=CLEO-2010-CMGG5 .

[13] P. Laperle, L. Desbiens, K. Le Foulgoc, M. Drolet, P. Deladurantaye, A. Proulx, and Y. Taillon, “Modeling the photodegradation of large mode area Yb-doped fiber power amplifiers,” Proc. SPIE7195, 71952C (2009). [CrossRef]

[14] S. Taccheo, H. Gebavi, A. Monteville, O. Le Goffic, D. Landais, D. Mechin, D. Tregoat, B. Cadier, T. Robin, D. Milanese, and T. Durrant, “Concentration dependence and self-similarity of photodarkening losses induced in Yb-doped fibers by comparable excitation,” Opt. Express19(20), 19340–19345 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[15] H. Gebavi, S. Taccheo, D. Milanese, A. Monteville, O. Le Goffic, D. Landais, D. Mechin, D. Tregoat, B. Cadier, and T. Robin, “Temporal evolution and correlation between cooperative luminescence and photodarkening in ytterbium doped silica fibers,” Opt. Express19(25), 25077–25083 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[16] M. J. Söderlund, J. J. Montiel i Ponsoda, and S. Honkanen, “Measurement of thermal binding energy of photodarkening-induced color centers in ytterbium-doped silica fibers,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics-European Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO/EUROPE-EQEC (Optical Society of America, 2009), paper CE3.3.

[17] S. Jetschke, S. Unger, A. Schwuchow, M. Leich, and J. Kirchhof, “Efficient Yb laser fibers with low photodarkening by optimization of the core composition,” Opt. Express16(20), 15540–15545 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[18] A. A. Rybaltovsky, S. S. Aleshkina, M. E. Likhachev, M. M. Bubnov, A. A. Umnikov, M. V. Yashkov, A. N. Gur'yanov, and E. M. Dianov, “Luminescence and photoinduced absorption in ytterbium-doped optical fibres,” Quantum Electron.41(12), 1073–1079 (2011). [CrossRef]

OpticsInfoBase

Optical Materials Express

Photobleaching of photodarkening in ytterbium doped aluminosilicate fibers with 633 nm irradiation