Title :
Highly bendable and effectively single-mode all-solid photonic bandgap fiber with large effective area
Author :
Kashiwagi, M. ; Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Takenaga, Katsuhiro ; Tanigawa, S. ; Matsuo, Shoichiro ; Fujimaki, Makoto
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Electron. Lab., Fujikwa Ltd., Sakura, Japan
Abstract :
Highly bendable large-mode-area all-solid photonic bandgap fibers for high-power fiber lasers are reported. A 712-μm2 effective area, effectively single-mode operation, and bending loss of less than 0.1 dB/m at a 10-cm bending radius are achieved.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical losses; photonic band gap; all-solid photonic bandgap fibers; bending loss; high-power fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Frequency modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
