DocumentCode
2234029
Title
Novel approach for polarization-sensitive mode measurement and its application in few-mode fiber amplifier systems
Author
Andermahr, N. ; Theeg, T. ; Fallnich, C.
Author_Institution
Phys.-Tech. Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We present a novel approach for polarization-sensitive measurement of higher-order fiber-modes and use it to analyze mode behavior in a few-mode fiber amplifier, where we show that modes prefer to have orthogonal polarization states.
Keywords
light polarisation; optical fibre amplifiers; fiber amplifier; higher-order fiber-modes; orthogonal polarization; polarization-sensitive measurement; polarization-sensitive mode; Apertures; Birefringence; Doped fiber amplifiers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical retarders; Power measurement; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; (060.2270) Fiber characterization; (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
4571367
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