DocumentCode
754177
Title
Comments on “Beam Quality Factor of Higher Order Modes in a Step-Index Fiber”
Author
Jiang, Z. ; Marciante, J.R.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Volume
27
Issue
9
fYear
2009
fDate
5/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1236
Lastpage
1236
Abstract
In a previously published paper [1], equations are presented that predict the beam-quality factor of beams from multimode fibers. We demonstrate that the simplification made in these equations to generate several of the figures is incorrect and that these formulas cannot be generally simplified for beams that are coherent superpositions of modes.
Keywords
Fiber lasers; Optical fibers; Q-factor; laser beams; laser modes; beam quality factor; coherent superpositions; fiber modes; multimode fiber; nonzero phase shifts; step-index fiber; Astronomy; Equations; Inertial confinement; Laser modes; Laser theory; Physics; Q factor; Research and development; US Department of Energy; Beam quality factor; fiber modes; multimode fiber;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.2008.925068
Filename
4840608
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