High-Power Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers Based on Multimode Interference

被引:12
作者
Zhu, X. [1 ]
Schuelzgen, A. [1 ]
Li, H. [1 ]
Li, L. [1 ]
Temyanko, V. L. [1 ]
Moloney, J. V. [1 ]
Peyghambarian, N. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Arizona, Coll Opt Sci, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Multimode (MM) waveguides; optical fiber amplifiers; optical fiber devices; optical fiber filters; optical fiber interference; optical fiber lasers; optical fiber polarization; DIFFRACTION-LIMITED OUTPUT; SINGLE-MODE OPERATION; DOPED FIBER; DIODE; BEAMS; LEVEL; CORE; ER;
D O I
10.1109/JSTQE.2008.2010270
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this paper, high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers based on multimode interference (MMI) in active large-core multimode optical fibers are proposed and their properties are investigated. Experimental results and simulations indicate that such fiber lasers and amplifiers are promising candidates for high-power miniature solid-state lasers. Utilization of the MMI leads to remarkable spectral and spatial features of fiber lasers and amplifiers such as generation of high-power diffraction-free beams.
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页码:71 / 78
页数:8
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