DocumentCode
520519
Title
Long-period fiber gratings for transverse mode conversion induced by the optical Kerr effect
Author
Andermahr, N. ; Fallnich, C.
Author_Institution
Laser Zentrum Hannover, Hannover, Germany
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We propose and demonstrate transverse mode conversion by an optically induced long-period fiber grating. A full mode conversion is shown in numerical simulations. Experimental results with a conversion efficiency of about 50% are firstly presented.
Keywords
Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Kerr effect; Laser beams; Laser modes; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Probes; Refractive index; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5500102
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