Title :
Bend distortion in large mode area fiber amplifiers
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ
Abstract :
As ever larger mode area fibers are designed and incorporated into high-power amplifiers, bend-induced mode distortion becomes an important limitation. In any reasonable coiled-fiber arrangement, bend distortion can reduce mode area, gain interaction, and suppression of higher-order modes. These impacts are reviewed, along with design strategies with increased immunity to bend distortion.
Keywords :
laser modes; optical fibre amplifiers; reviews; waveguide discontinuities; bend distortion; coiled-fiber arrangement; gain interaction; higher-order modes; large mode area fiber amplifier design; review; Area measurement; Distortion measurement; Fiber lasers; High power amplifiers; Laboratories; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical distortion; Optimized production technology; Packaging;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610636
