Title :
Design of microstructured single-mode fiber combining large mode area and high rare earth ion concentration
Author :
Lavoute, L. ; Roy, P. ; Desfarges-Berthelmot, A. ; Kermène, V. ; Février, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics, Limoges Univ.
Abstract :
We propose a new design of microstructured fiber combining large and highly doped area, low bend loss and single-mode propagation. An original guiding regime is governed by characteristics of high index cladding rods
Keywords :
doping profiles; micro-optics; optical design techniques; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre losses; refractive index; bend loss; high index cladding rods; microstructured single-mode fiber design; mode area; rare earth ion concentration; single-mode propagation; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser modes; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Propagation losses; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215997