• DocumentCode
    2536685
  • Title

    Coherent combining efficiency assessment for few-mode fibers with higher-order mode content

  • Author

    Bennai, Baya ; Bourdon, Pierre ; Jolivet, Véronique ; Lombard, Laurent ; Canat, Guillaume ; Vasseur, Olivier ; Jaouën, Yves

  • Author_Institution
    DOTA Chemin de la Huniere, ONERA, Palaiseau, France
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    4-8 Oct. 2009
  • Firstpage
    789
  • Lastpage
    790
  • Abstract
    We study coherent combining of few-mode fibers. Experimental and numerical efficiency assessment reveals how coherent combining can be impaired when transverse mode content in a fiber differs significantly from the single-mode case.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; light coherence; coherent combining efficiency assessment; few-mode fibers; higher-order mode content; transverse mode content; Electrooptic modulators; Fiber lasers; Interference; Laser modes; Numerical models; Optical fiber testing; Oscillators; Phase measurement; Phased arrays; Power lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Belek-Antalya
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3680-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1092-8081
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343332
  • Filename
    5343332