• 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