Low-NA single-mode LMA photonic crystal fiber amplifier

Thomas Tanggaard Alkeskjold; Marko Laurila; Lara Scolari; Jes Broeng; Marko Laurila

doi:10.1117/12.874545

Low-NA single-mode LMA photonic crystal fiber amplifier

Thomas Tanggaard Alkeskjold, Marko Laurila, Lara Scolari, Jes Broeng, Marko Laurila

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Enabling Single-Mode (SM) operation in Large-Mode-Area (LMA) fiber amplifiers and lasers is critical, since a SM output ensures high beam quality and excellent pointing stability. In this paper, we demonstrate and test a new design approach for achieving ultra-low NA SM rod fibers by using a spatially Distributed Mode Filter (DMF). This approach achieves SM performance in a short and straight rod fiber and allows preform tolerances to be compensated during draw. A low-NA SM rod fiber amplifier having a mode field diameter of ~60μm at 1064nm and a pump absorption of 27dB/m at 976nm is demonstrated.

Original language	English
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	7914
Pages (from-to)	79141S
ISSN	0277-786X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.874545
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	Fiber Lasers 8: Technology, Systems, and Applications - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: 24 Jan 2011 → 27 Jan 2011 Conference number: 8

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Conference	Fiber Lasers 8
Number	8
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	24/01/2011 → 27/01/2011

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