The first experimental observation of long-term mode degradation in high peak power Yb-doped amplifiers

Konstantin K. Bobkov; Mikhail M. Bubnov; Svetlana S. Aleshkina; Mikhail E. Likhachev

doi:10.1117/12.2251734

22 February 2017 The first experimental observation of long-term mode degradation in high peak power Yb-doped amplifiers

Konstantin K. Bobkov, Mikhail M. Bubnov, Svetlana S. Aleshkina, Mikhail E. Likhachev

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Proceedings Volume 10083, Fiber Lasers XIV: Technology and Systems; 100830T (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2251734
Event: SPIE LASE, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States

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Experimental observation of a novel effect of long-term mode shape degradation in a high peak power ytterbium-doped pulsed fiber lasers based on large mode area step-index fibers has been reported for the first time. It is shown, that the degradation is caused by power coupling from LP₀₁ to LP₁₁ mode, occurring on a long period refractive index grating (LPG) formed in the active fiber core. The photo-darkening process was found to play a significant role in the formation of a LPG.

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Konstantin K. Bobkov, Mikhail M. Bubnov, Svetlana S. Aleshkina, and Mikhail E. Likhachev "The first experimental observation of long-term mode degradation in high peak power Yb-doped amplifiers", Proc. SPIE 10083, Fiber Lasers XIV: Technology and Systems, 100830T (22 February 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2251734

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