Title :
Bend resistance of large-mode-area higher-order-mode fibers
Author :
Fini, John M. ; Ramachandran, Siddharth
Author_Institution :
OFS Laboratories, Somerset, NJ
Abstract :
Higher-order-mode fibers with very large mode area are shown to be naturally resistant to bend induced mode distortion, an important limitation on amplifier fibers. Simulations and measurements display resistance of these fibers to bending
Keywords :
bending; optical distortion; optical fibre testing; amplifier fiber; bend induced mode distortion; bend resistance; large-mode-area higher-order-mode fibers; Displays; Distortion measurement; Electrical resistance measurement; Fiber lasers; Laboratories; Laser modes; Laser noise; Nonlinear distortion; Packaging; Power amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2006 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0090-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2006.1694010
