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Temperature distribution inside a double-cladding optical fiber laser or amplifier

Abstract

The temperature distribution inside a double-cladding optical fiber laser or amplifier is examined in detail. Traditionally, the quantum defect in the core is taken to be the main source of heating in an active optical fiber. However, contributions from the parasitic absorption of the signal and the pump may also play an important role, especially for low quantum defect or radiation-balanced lasers and amplifiers. The contributions to the heating in both the core and the inner-cladding are considered and analyzed in general terms in this paper. In particular, it is shown that if the maximum tolerable surface temperature of the fiber relative to the ambient is taken to be 300°C to avoid damaging the fiber’s outer polymer cladding, the core temperature rises only in the range of 0°C–5°C relative to the inner-cladding for an air-cooled fiber. However, for a water-cooled fiber, the core temperature can be higher than the inner-cladding by as much as 50°C, potentially changing a single-mode core to multimode due to the thermo-optic effect.

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