• DocumentCode
    2250872
  • Title

    Impact of modal interference on the output beam properties of large-core cladding-pumped fiber amplifiers

  • Author

    Chan, J.S.P. ; Wang, P. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Clarkson, W.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Modal interference in few-moded large-core fiber amplifiers can yield output beams with good beam quality (M2~1.2 - 1.4) giving the impression of single-mode operation despite significant higher-order mode content. The implications for high-power devices are discussed.
  • Keywords
    laser beams; laser modes; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; beam quality; cladding-pumped fiber amplifiers; few-moded fiber amplifiers; high-power devices; higher-order mode content; large-core fiber amplifiers; modal interference; output beam properties; single-mode operation; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Interference; Laser beams; Laser modes; Operational amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Power amplifiers; Power generation; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber; (140.4480) Optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572078
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2250872