Title :
Gain filtering for single-spatial-mode operation of large-mode-area fiber amplifiers
Author_Institution :
University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics and Institute of Optics, 250 East River Rd., NY 14623, USA
Abstract :
Gain filtering of higher-order modes in large-mode-area fibers is an extremely robust method for providing diffraction-limited performance regardless of core diameter or input-beam quality. These predictions extend to 100-¿m cores to the 10-kW level.
Keywords :
Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Filtering; Laser modes; Operational amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical waveguides; Performance gain; Robustness; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431320
