PHASE-SHIFTS IN A ND3+ FIBER AMPLIFIER

Citation
C. Ghisler et al., PHASE-SHIFTS IN A ND3+ FIBER AMPLIFIER, Applied physics. B, Photophysics and laser chemistry, 57(2), 1993, pp. 99-102
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
ISSN journal
07217269
Volume
57
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
99 - 102
Database
ISI
SICI code
0721-7269(1993)57:2<99:PIANFA>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Phase shifts due to optical pumping have been measured in a Nd3+-doped fibre amplifier. The measurements were made with a two-fibre Mach-Zeh nder interferometer. It is shown that phase shifts are mainly due to f ibre heating. The results are compared with heat transport theory.