Frequency dependence of mode coupling gain in Yb doped fiber amplifiers due to stimulated thermal Rayleigh scattering

2013/01/18 by Arlee V. Smith, Jesse J. Smith, Smith, Arlee V. +1
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Optics (physics.optics) #physics.optics

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1301.4277

13 pages, 12 figures

arxiv created 2013/01/18 · arxiv updated 2013/01/21

Abstract

Using a numerical model we study the frequency dependence of mode coupling gain due to stimulated thermal Rayleigh scattering in step index, Yb doped, fiber amplifiers. The frequency at the gain peak is shown to vary with core size, doping size, population saturation, thermal lensing, fiber coiling, direction of pumping, photodarkening, and pump noise spectra. The predicted frequencies are compared with measured values whenever possible.

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