Title :
Novel approach for polarization-sensitive mode measurement and its application in few-mode fiber amplifier systems
Author :
Andermahr, N. ; Theeg, T. ; Fallnich, C.
Author_Institution :
Phys.-Tech. Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
Abstract :
We present a novel approach for polarization-sensitive measurement of higher-order fiber-modes and use it to analyze mode behavior in a few-mode fiber amplifier, where we show that modes prefer to have orthogonal polarization states.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical fibre amplifiers; fiber amplifier; higher-order fiber-modes; orthogonal polarization; polarization-sensitive measurement; polarization-sensitive mode; Apertures; Birefringence; Doped fiber amplifiers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical retarders; Power measurement; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; (060.2270) Fiber characterization; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
