• DocumentCode
    995311
  • Title

    Beam quality of photonic-crystal fibers

  • Author

    Mafi, Arash ; Moloney, Jerome V.

  • Author_Institution
    Arizona Center for Math. Sci., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    7/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2267
  • Lastpage
    2270
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we investigate the beam quality of photonic-crystal fibers (PCFs) with one, three, and seven missing airholes. The beam quality factor M2 of a PCF is generally larger than unity, even if it is single mode. The results are especially important for the design and measurements of single-mode PCF lasers. A comparison between an M2 measurement of the laser beam and the reported numbers can establish whether a PCF laser is operating as single mode or is contaminated by higher order modes.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; laser beams; photonic crystals; beam quality factor; photonic crystal fibers; single-mode PCF laser; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser modes; Lattices; Optical design; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Photonic crystal fibers; Pollution measurement; Q factor; Beam quality factor; photonic crystals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.2005.850028
  • Filename
    1463251
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=995311