Title :
Femtosecond induced fiber mode filter
Author :
Voigtländer, Christian ; Williams, Robert J. ; Withford, Michael J. ; Thomas, Jens U. ; Nolte, Stefan ; Tünnermann, Andreas
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate a mode filter by inducing a short distance refractive index increase around the fiber core. The guidance of the fiber is modified and higher order modes can be suppressed.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre filters; refractive index; femtosecond induced fiber mode filter; fiber core; high order modes; short distance refractive index; Fiber gratings; Laser modes; Optical fibers; Refractive index; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
