Author(s)

M. Abouricha¹, A. Boulezhar¹, M. El Mouden^1,2, M. Kriraa¹

¹Laboratory of Theoretical and Applied Physics, Faculty of Sciences-Ain Chok, Hassan II Casablanca University, Casablanca, Morocco.
²Engineering Sciences Laboratory for Energy (LabSIPE), National School of Applied Sciences, El Jadida, Morocco.

In this paper, we present a study of thermal, average power scaling, change in index of refraction and stress in photonic crystal fiber lasers with different pump schemes: forward pump scheme, backward pump scheme, forward pump scheme with reflection of 98%, backward pump scheme with reflection of 98% and bi-directional pump scheme. We show that management of thermal effects in fiber lasers will determine the efficiency and success of scaling-up efforts. In addition, we show that the most suitable scheme is the bi-directional.

Pump Schemes, PCF Lasers Birefringence in Fiber Lasers, Diode-Pumped Fiber Lasers, Fiber Lasers, Scaling of Fiber Lasers, Yb-Doped Fiber Lasers, Thermal Effects in Fiber Lasers

Abouricha, M. , Boulezhar, A. , Mouden, M. and Kriraa, M. (2014) Theoretical and Numerical Study of Stress and Thermo-Optic in Photonic Crystal Fiber Laser in Different Pump Schemes. Open Journal of Metal, 4, 120-130. doi: 10.4236/ojmetal.2014.44014.