Title :
Effective Area Limit for Large Mode Area Laser Fibers
Author :
Ming-Jun Li ; Xin Chen ; Anping Liu ; Gray, S. ; Ji Wang ; Walton, Donnell T ; Zenteno, Luis A
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Technol. Div., Corning Inc., Corning, NY, USA
Abstract :
We analyze practical constraints of fibers designs for achieving large mode area and single mode operation for fiber lasers, and provide estimated upper limits for the core diameter and effective area.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; laser modes; area limit; core diameter; fibers design; large mode area laser fibers; single mode operation; Cutoff frequency; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical design; Optical refraction; Power lasers; Refractive index; Virtual colonoscopy;
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.2008.4528621
