First selective mode excitation and amplification in a ribbon core optical fiber

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 11257-11269

  Drachenberg, Derrek R ^a   Messerly, Michael J ^a   Pax, Paul H ^a   Sridharan, Arun ^a   Tassano, John ^a   Dawson, Jay ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

DOUBLE-CLAD; EFFECTIVE MODE AREAS; HIGH ORDER MODE; RIBBON CORE; SELECTIVE MODE EXCITATION; SLOPE EFFICIENCIES; YTTERBIUM-DOPED;

AMPLIFICATION;

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FIBER OPTICS; LASER; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES;

AMPLIFIERS, ELECTRONIC; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; LASERS;

EID: 84878575469     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.011257     Document Type: Article

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