Title :
High-Power Pulse Propagation in Optical Fibers
Author :
Hadley, G Ronald
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
The operation of fiber lasers and amplifiers in new higher-power regimes for machining applications is limited by several nonlinear effects that must be understood and mitigated against for further development of these sources.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; optical self-focusing; fiber amplifiers; fiber lasers; machining; nonlinear effects; optical fibers; pulse propagation; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528567
