Title :
Resistance of higher order modes to bend-induced mode coupling and distortion
Author :
Fini, John M. ; Ramachandran, Siddharth
Author_Institution :
OFS Lab., Somerset
Abstract :
Signal amplification in higher order modes with large mode area has been proposed to overcome power limitations in fiber amplifiers. Simulations and measurements demonstrate resistance of these modes to bend-induced distortion and coupling, respectively.
Keywords :
optical distortion; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre couplers; bend-induced mode coupling; distortion; fiber amplifiers; large mode area; signal amplification; Coils; Distortion measurement; Electrical resistance measurement; Fiber lasers; High power amplifiers; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical design; Optical distortion; Optical fiber amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453077
