Title

Single mode operation of elliptical gain guided and index antiguided fibers

Authors

Authors

X. Wang; C. Xiong;M. Bass

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Appl. Phys. B-Lasers Opt.

Keywords

OPTICAL-FIBERS; LARGE-CORE; LASERS; Optics; Physics, Applied

Abstract

Elliptical gain guiding fibers in which gain guiding effects are dominant compared to conventional index guiding fiber is analyzed by solving Mathieu equations with complex-valued fiber parameters. The properties of mode propagation and single mode operation are evaluated in this elliptical gain guiding fiber with the assumption of a uniform gain distribution in the active core medium. Threshold for lossless mode propagation increases exponentially with the eccentricity of the elliptical cross section. Further, the difference in threshold between the lowest two order modes is constant for arbitrary eccentricity.

Journal Title

Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics

Volume

106

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

385

Last Page

392

WOS Identifier

WOS:000299749700020

ISSN

0946-2171

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