Bending Orientation Insensitive Large Mode Area Photonic Crystal Fiber With Triangular Core

In view of the feasibility of fabrication and application, a bending orientation insensitive large mode area photonic crystal fiber with triangular core is proposed. This fiber structure breaks the limit of bend orientation angle and realizes single mode operation under any bending orientation angle at the bending radius of 30 cm. The mode field area of the fundamental mode at the wavelength of 1.064 mu m achieves 1386 mu m(2) at the straight state and 1154 mu m(2) at a bending radius of 30 cm, respectively. The decrement of the mode field area at the bent state is only 16.85% compared to that at the straight state. The large mode area at the bent state, small decrement of the mode field area, and low sensitivity of bending orientation make the fiber of great potential in compact high power fiber lasers.