The principle of effective single-mode operation with segmented cladding fibers was established by calculating the leakage losses of two different large-core segmented cladding fiber designs. The fibers were analyzed with the radial effective-index method in combination with the transverse matrix method. Effective single mode operation from 1000 to 1700 nm was demonstrated using a core diameter of 20 μm. The results show that the segmented cladding fibers can be used in dense wavelength division multiplexing, fiber amplifiers and lasers.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Conference on Optical Fiber Communication, Technical Digest Series |
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| Pages | 697-699 |
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| Volume | 86 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
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