Numerical analysis of large mode area segmented cladding fibers

We analyze numerically the dependence of segmented cladding fibers (SCF) characters, including the effective V-number, the effective fundamental mode area and the permissible bending radius of fundamental mode, on the structure parameters of the fiber and the signal wavelength with the methods of radial effective index and transmission matrix. The results show that a single mode and large mode area fiber with an acceptable permissible bending radius can be obtained when we design SCF with optimized structure parameters. The effective fundamental area is as large as 1948.93μm² with proper fiber parameters. It will benefit the fabrication of the SCF for applications in high power fiber lasers.