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photodarkening

n. The darkening of certain materials under the action of laser light

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Photodarkening

Photodarkening is an optical effect observed in the interaction of laser radiation with amorphous media (glasses) in optical fibers. Until now, such creation of color centers was reported only in glass fibers . Photodarkening limits the density of excitations in fiber lasers.