Title :
Robustly Single-mode Polarization Maintaining Er/Yb co-doped LMA Fiber for High Power Applications
Author :
Carter, A. ; Farroni, J. ; Tankala, K. ; Samson, B. ; Machewirth, D. ; Jacobson, N. ; Torruellas, W. ; Chen, Y. ; Cheng, M.-Y. ; Galvanauskas, A. ; Sanchez, A.
Author_Institution :
Nufern, East Granby
Abstract :
We demonstrate a large core diameter PM Er/Yb fiber incorporating a unique raised inner-cladding which facilitates the use of conventional LMA mode selection techniques to achieve robustly single-mode operation, making it ideally suited to high power applications.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre polarisation; ytterbium; Er; Er/Yb co-doped LMA fiber; LMA mode selection techniques; PM Er/Yb fiber; Yb; large mode area fibers; single-mode polarization maintaining LMA fiber; Erbium; Manufacturing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Robustness; Stimulated emission;
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.2007.4453080
