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Single mode propagation in fibers and rods with large leakage channels

US8873916B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14References

32Claims

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Assignee

IMRA America, Inc. · US

Inventors

Liang Dong · Ann Arbor, US
William Wong · New York, US
Martin E. Fermann · Dexter, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 15, 2013
Grant date	Oct 28, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 15, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01S2302/00
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Various embodiments include large cores fibers that can propagate few modes or a single mode while introducing loss to higher order modes. Some of these fibers are holey fibers that comprising cladding features such as air-holes. Additional embodiments described herein include holey rods. The rods and fibers may be used in many optical systems including optical amplification systems, lasers, short pulse generators, Q-switched lasers, etc. and may be used for example for micromachining.

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