DocumentCode
2833128
Title
Probing LMA optical fibres with real-time SLM
Author
Grace, E.J. ; Lewis, S.A.E.
Author_Institution
Phys. Dept., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
fYear
2009
fDate
14-19 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
The demand for greater power from fibre lasers has led to an increasing trend towards large mode area (LMA) fibres to counter unwanted nonlinear effects and improve system efficiency. The increase in effective core diameter occurs at the expense of strictly single-mode operation and can have a deleterious impact on beam quality and stability. Digital spatial light modulators (SLMs) can be used to generate arbitrary complex fields akin to point spread function engineering.
Keywords
fibre lasers; laser beams; laser modes; nonlinear optics; optical transfer function; spatial light modulators; digital spatial light modulator; fibre lasers power; large mode area fibre; nonlinear effects; point spread function; probing LMA optical fibre; real-time SLM; single-mode operation; Counting circuits; Digital modulation; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical control; Optical fibers; Power lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location
Munich
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-4080-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5194555
Filename
5194555
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