Author(s)

N. Rouchdi¹, M. Abouricha^1*, A. Boulezhar¹, M. Kriraa²

¹Laboratory of theoretical and Applied Physics, Faculty of Sciences-Ain Chok, Hassan II Casablanca University, Casablanca, Morocco.
²Thermal Group LPMMAT, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences-Ain Chok, Hassan II Casablanca University, Casablanca, Morocco.

In this paper, we study the birefringence in photonic crystal fiber lasers PCFs and in conventional fiber lasers in the bi-directional pump scheme in the linear cavity laser. We show that the value of birefringence in photonic crystal fibers is smaller than that of conventional fiber lasers [1].

Pump Schemes, PCF Lasers, Fiber Lasers, Yb-Doped Fiber Lasers, Thermal Effects in Fiber Lasers

Rouchdi, N. , Abouricha, M. , Boulezhar, A. and Kriraa, M. (2015) Comparative Study of the Birefringence in Photonic Crystal Fiber Lasers. Optics and Photonics Journal, 5, 320-325. doi: 10.4236/opj.2015.511030.