Title :
Thermo-optic degradation of single-modedness in active LMA fibers and simple compensation mechanisms
Author :
Supradeepa, V.R. ; Fini, John M.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Nano Sci. & Eng., Indian Inst. of Sci., Bangalore, India
Abstract :
We demonstrate significant thermo-optic degradation of single-modedness in active large mode area fibers due to heat generation in the fiber. We propose and demonstrate through simulations, simple compensation mechanisms using custom length dependent fiber coiling.
Keywords :
optical fibres; thermo-optical effects; active large mode area fibers; custom length dependent fiber coiling; heat generation; simple compensation mechanisms; single-modedness; thermo-optic degradation; Absorption; Degradation; Heating; Indexes; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optimized production technology; Tunneling;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
