Abbreviated Journal Title
Appl. Phys. Lett.
Keywords
Physics, Applied
Abstract
The authors report laser oscillation in what appears to be a single transverse mode with very large mode area in optical fibers having heavily Nd-doped 100 mu m diameter cores with refractive index significantly lower in the core than in the surrounding cladding. Since fibers of this type cannot support conventional index-guided modes, their results appear to confirm a recent analysis which predicts gain-guided single-mode propagation in index antiguided fibers, provided the gain coefficient in the core exceeds a threshold value. Fibers of this type may be of significant interest for amplifiers and oscillators having large power outputs and/or small nonlinear pulse distortion.
Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
89
Issue/Number
25
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Document Type
Article
DOI Link
Language
English
First Page
3
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0003-6951
Recommended Citation
Siegman, A. E.; Chen, Ying; Sudesh, Vikas; Richardson, Martin C.; Bass, Michael; Foy, Paul; Hawkins, Wade; and Ballato, John, "Confined propagation and near single-mode laser oscillation in a gain-guided, index antiguided optical fiber" (2006). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 6584.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/6584
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