Title :
Increased amplifier efficiency by matching the area of the doped fiber region with the fundamental fiber mode
Author :
Oh, J.M. ; Headley, C. ; Andrejco, M.J. ; Yablon, A.D. ; DiGiovanni, D.J.
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ
Abstract :
A significant improvement in the efficiency of high power large-mode area fiber amplifiers is demonstrated by improving the overlap of the doped region with the fundamental mode of the fiber
Keywords :
laser modes; optical fibre amplifiers; amplifier efficiency; doped fiber region; fundamental fiber mode; high power fiber amplifier; large-mode area fiber amplifiers; Absorption; Doped fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Thermal management;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215695
