DocumentCode
3013478
Title
Beam Quality and Modal Content for LMA Fiber Sources
Author
Wielandy, Stephan
Author_Institution
Gov. Commun. Lab., Murray Hill
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453078
Filename
4453078
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