Mode-Selective Fiber Laser Using a Photonic Lantern
Conference: ECOC 2016 - 42nd European Conference on Optical Communication
09/18/2016 - 09/22/2016 at Düsseldorf, Deutschland
Proceedings: ECOC 2016
Pages: 3Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Wang, Ning; Antonio-Lopez, J. Enrique; Alvarado Zacarias, J. C.; Sanjabi Eznaveh, Z.; Wen, He; Schulzgen, Axel; Amezcua-Correa, Rodrigo (College of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronic Engineering, Tianjin University, China & CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, 32816, USA)
Sillard, Pierre (Prysmian Group, Parc des Industries Artois Flandres, 644 boulevard Est, Billy Berclau, 62092 Haisnes Cedex, France)
Leon-Saval, Sergio (School of Physics, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia)
Li, Guifang (CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, 32816, USA & College of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronic Engineering, Tianjin University, China)
Abstract:
We experimentally demonstrate a transverse mode-selective fiber laser using a photonic lantern. The output modes of laser are switchable among the 6 LP modes supported by the gain fiber. Their slope efficiency, optical spectra, and mode profiles are measured.