• DocumentCode
    2866104
  • Title

    Scaling to ultra-large-Aeff using higher-order-mode fibers

  • Author

    Ramachandran, S. ; Ghalmi, S. ; Yan, M.F. ; Wisk, P. ; Monberg, E. ; Dimarcello, F.V.

  • Author_Institution
    OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Light propagation in higher-order modes of fibers yields a promising schematic for arbitrarily increasing modal areas. We demonstrate this with modes of record Aeff ranging from 2100 to 3100 mum2, which experience negligible loss or mode coupling.
  • Keywords
    light propagation; optical fibres; optical losses; higher-order-mode fibers; light propagation; Laboratories; Optical coupling; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical propagation; Propagation losses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Signal design; Stability; (060.2280) Fiber design and fabrication; (060.2400) Fiber properties;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627925
  • Filename
    4627925