Title :
Large mode area guidance in a simple fiber structure
Author :
Rishoj, Lars ; Jones, Maxwell ; Demas, Jeff ; Prabhakar, Gautam ; Lu Yan ; Hawkins, Thomas ; Ballato, John ; Ramachandran, Siddharth
Author_Institution :
Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate higher-order-mode (Aeff~1800μm2) propagation in a 100-μm-OD pure-silica fiber with a low-index polymer jacket commonly used for fiber-laser pump-guidance. This simple structure obviates the need for complex designs deemed necessary for realizing large-mode-area fibers.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical fibres; optical polymers; optical pumping; silicon compounds; OD pure-silica fiber; SiO2; complex designs; fiber-laser pump-guidance; higher-order-mode propagation; large-mode-area fiber; low-index polymer jacket; size 100 mum; Indexes; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Polymers; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
