Comparative Study of the Birefringence in Photonic Crystal Fiber Lasers

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.

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2015.511030                

Abstract

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].

Keywords

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

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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