Title :
Few-mode Cr-doped double-clad crystalline fibers
Author :
Wang, Wei-Lun ; Wang, Jau-Sheng ; Huang, Yi-Chung ; Kuo, Hsin-Hui ; Huang, Sheng-Lung ; Cheng, Wood-Hi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics, Nat. Sun Yat-sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract :
The fabrication of few-mode Cr-doped double-clad crystalline fiber (FMCDCF) using a multiple core tuning process is demonstrated for the first time. The FMCDCF exhibited a core diameter of 2 ± 0.6 μm and a V-value of 3.77 to ensure the few-mode characteristics.
Keywords :
chromium; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; few-mode double-clad crystalline fibers; multiple core tuning process; Crystals; Electron tubes; Fabrication; Fiber lasers; Fluorescence; Optical fiber amplifiers; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6