Effective area limit of large-mode-area solid-core photonic bandgap fibers for fiber laser applications

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 409-418

  Saitoh, Kunimasa ^a   Murao, Tadashi ^a   Rosa, Lorenzo ^a   Koshiba, Masanori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bending loss; Effectively single mode; Fiber laser; Finite element method; Large mode area; Microstructured fiber; Photonic bandgap fiber; Photonic crystal fiber; Single mode fiber

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; FIBER AMPLIFIERS; FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LASER APPLICATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

BENDING CHARACTERISTICS; BENDING LOSS; BENDING PERFORMANCE; LARGE MODE AREA; MICROSTRUCTURED FIBERS; SINGLE MODE; SINGLE MODE OPERATION; YB DOPED FIBER LASER;

PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBERS;

EID: 78649696280     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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