• DocumentCode
    3528668
  • Title

    Effective Area Limit for Large Mode Area Laser Fibers

  • Author

    Ming-Jun Li ; Xin Chen ; Anping Liu ; Gray, S. ; Ji Wang ; Walton, Donnell T ; Zenteno, Luis A

  • Author_Institution
    Sci. & Technol. Div., Corning Inc., Corning, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    24-28 Feb. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We analyze practical constraints of fibers designs for achieving large mode area and single mode operation for fiber lasers, and provide estimated upper limits for the core diameter and effective area.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; laser beams; laser modes; area limit; core diameter; fibers design; large mode area laser fibers; single mode operation; Cutoff frequency; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical design; Optical refraction; Power lasers; Refractive index; Virtual colonoscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-856-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528621
  • Filename
    4528621