Title :
A new kind of PM fiber, using cylindrical vector beams
Author :
Ramachandran, Siddharth ; Yan, Man F.
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ
Abstract :
We generate radially polarised beams, attractive for many scientific and technological applications, as stable eigenmodes in an optical fiber. This yields a new class of fibers that are polarization-maintaining even though they are strictly cylindrically symmetric.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical fibres; PM fiber; cylindrical vector beams; optical fiber; polarization-maintaining fiber; radially polarised beams; Atom optics; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser modes; Optical devices; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical resonators; Stimulated emission; (140.3300) Laser beam shaping; (230.2285) Fiber devices and optical amplifiers;
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
