Implications of higher-order mode content in large mode area fibers with good beam quality

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 15402-15409

  Wielandy, Stephan ^a  

^a LGS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL FIBERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HIGHER-ORDER MODE CONTENT; LARGE MODE AREA FIBERS; LMA FIBERS; PEAK INTENSITY;

BEAM QUALITY;

EID: 36249023771     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.015402     Document Type: Article

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