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
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;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343332