• DocumentCode
    2259739
  • Title

    Analysis of N + 1-core fiber laser cavity

  • Author

    Bochove, Erik J.

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Lab., Directed Energy Directorate, U.S. Air Force, Kirtland AFB, NM
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Mode structure and oscillation condition of a multicore fiber laser are derived using coupled mode theory, yielding conditions for in-phase and flattened supermode operation. An inhomogeneous facet reflectivity can be used for mode control applications.
  • Keywords
    coupled mode analysis; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; N +1-core fiber laser cavity; coupled mode theory; flattened supermode operation; inhomogeneous facet reflectivity; mode structure; multicore fiber laser; Coupled mode analysis; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser modes; Laser theory; Multicore processing; Optical control; Optical fiber theory; Optical pumping; Samarium; 140.3290; 140.3298; 140.3300; 140.3410; 140.3510;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572485