Title :
Photonic bandgap fibers for high-power CW and pulsed applications
Author :
Février, Sébastien ; Gaponov, Dmitry D. ; Roy, Philippe ; Lecaplain, Caroline ; Martel, Gilles ; Hideur, Ammar ; Likhachev, Mikhail E. ; Yashkov, Mikhail Yu ; Salganskii, Mikhail Yu
Author_Institution :
Xlim, Univ. de Limoges, Limoges
Abstract :
In the reach for high-power large mode area (LMA) fibers are routinely used. Photonic bandgap fibers can be engineered so that a single mode can be propagated in a large core fiber. High-power CW or pulsed bandgap lasers can then be elaborated.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical pulse shaping; photonic band gap; high-power continuous wave; high-power large mode area fibers; photonic bandgap fibers; pulsed bandgap lasers; Fiber lasers; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical losses; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Photonic bandgap fibers; Pump lasers; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1594-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1595-3
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444460
