DocumentCode
2787248
Title
Gain filtering for single-spatial-mode operation of large-mode-area fiber amplifiers
Author
Marciante, J.R.
Author_Institution
University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics and Institute of Optics, 250 East River Rd., NY 14623, USA
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431320
Filename
4431320
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