• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 7, Issue 8, 08671 (2009)
Shuang Chen, Ying Feng, and Ling Wang
Author Affiliations
  • College of Optoelectric Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL20090708.0671 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Shuang Chen, Ying Feng, Ling Wang, "Design of large-mode-area rare earth doped fiber for high power coiled fiber amplifier," Chin. Opt. Lett. 7, 08671 (2009) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The numerical study on the performance of large-mode-area (LMA) fibers coiled onto a spool in high power amplifier is carried out as the bend-induced distortion of fiber modes severely affects the output characteristics of amplifier systems. The variations for high-order mode bend distortion with different orientations relative to the plane of the fiber bend are observed and shown. Concerning the practical applications, a bend-resistant LMA fiber with the mode area larger than 1000 \mum2 and excellent high-order mode suppression is designed completely by optimizing the refractive index (RI) and dopant profile. The results indicate that a hybrid profile of RI and dopant is the best choice for LMA fiber with coiling.