Title :
Effectively-single-mode large core passive and active fibers with chirally-coupled-core structures
Author :
Galvanauskas, Almantas ; Swan, M. Craig ; Liu, Chi-Hung
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
Chirally-coupled-core fibers with core sizes well exceeding those of conventional LMA provide robust single-mode output irrespective of mode excitation and fiber coiling, are spliceable, and can preserve mode-area in tight bends and reduce nonlinear effects.
Keywords :
chirality; fibre lasers; laser beams; laser modes; optical fibre couplers; active fibers; chirally-coupled-core fibers; fiber based laser; fiber bends; fiber coiling; mode excitation; nonlinear effects; single-mode large core passive fiber; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical devices; Optical scattering; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Robustness; Ultrafast optics; (060.2280) Fiber design and fabrication; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
