DocumentCode
2233929
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
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
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
Type
conf
Filename
4571363
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