Title :
Beam Quality and Modal Content for LMA Fiber Sources
Author :
Wielandy, Stephan
Author_Institution :
Gov. Commun. Lab., Murray Hill
Abstract :
It is shown that good beam quality in LMA fibers supporting several guided modes does not imply low Higher-Order-Mode content, and that this HOM content can lead to uncontrollable phase-dependent beam quality and pointing uncertainly.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical fibres; beam quality; fiber guided mode; large mode area fiber source; modal content; Communications technology; Government; Laboratories; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical sensors; Samarium; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Strips;
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.2007.4453078
