Large mode area fibers with asymmetric bend compensation

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 21866-21873

  Fini, John M ^a  

^a OFS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION;

ASYMMETRICAL BEND; FABRICATION IMPERFECTIONS; HIGH-POWER; LARGE MODE AREA FIBER; MODE AREA; PERFORMANCE LIMITS;

FIBERS;

EID: 80054931867     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.021866     Document Type: Article

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