Title :
Poor power efficiency in gain-guided index-antiguided fiber amplifiers and lasers
Author :
Yarandi, Parisa Gandomkar ; Mafi, Arash
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WA, USA
Abstract :
We highlight the key reasons behind the low efficiency of ultra-large-core single-mode gain-guided index-antiguided fiber amplifiers and lasers and argue that it is possible to improve the efficiency with proper design.
Keywords :
laser modes; optical fibre amplifiers; fiber lasers; power efficiency; single mode gain guided index antiguided fiber amplifiers; Absorption; Doping; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optimized production technology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
