DocumentCode :
8993
Title :
Infrared Fiber 
Multimode Combiner
Author :
Gattass, Rafael R. ; Shaw, L.B. ; Kung, Frederic H. ; Gibson, Daniel J. ; Nguyen, V.Q. ; Chin, Geoffrey D. ; Busse, Lynda E. ; Aggarwal, I.D. ; Sanghera, J.S.
Author_Institution :
US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Volume :
5
Issue :
5
fYear :
2013
fDate :
Oct. 2013
Firstpage :
7100905
Lastpage :
7100905
Abstract :
Fiber-based multimode combiners allow for wavelength and power scaling of laser sources while maintaining a common emission aperture and divergence. For applications in the mid-infrared spectral band, chalcogenide glass optical fibers are one of the few alternatives with high-power beam delivery. We demonstrated a 7 × 1 multimode fiber combiner based on a sulfide-based multimode chalcogenide fiber with 76% per-port transmission. Wavelength combining and power scaling in the mid-infrared are demonstrated through the fiber combiner.
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; infrared spectra; laser beams; laser modes; optical fibre fabrication; optical glass; chalcogenide glass optical fibers; emission aperture; emission divergence; fiber-based multimode combiners; high-power beam delivery; infrared fiber; laser sources; midinfrared spectral band; per-port transmission; power scaling; sulfide-based multimode chalcogenide fiber; wavelength combining; wavelength scaling; Apertures; Glass; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Quantum cascade lasers; Laser beam combining; MWIR devices; chalcogenide fiber; fiber optics systems; mid-wave infrared fibers;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Photonics Journal, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1943-0655
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JPHOT.2013.2281611
Filename :
6600765
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