Open AccessPolarization maintaining single-mode fiber delivering a flat top intensity profile
Author(s) -
Pierre Gouriou,
Florent Scol,
Benoit Sévigny,
C. Valentin,
Yves Quiquempois,
Laurent Bigot,
Rémi Habert,
Andy Cassez,
Olivier Vanvincq,
Emmanuel Hugonnot,
Géraud Bouwmans
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.23.032496
Subject(s) - optics , single mode optical fiber , materials science , birefringence , polarization maintaining optical fiber , polarization (electrochemistry) , mode volume , optical fiber , graded index fiber , fabrication , fiber optic sensor , physics , medicine , chemistry , alternative medicine , pathology
We report, through numerical simulations and experimental data, the first successful fabrication of a polarization maintaining single-mode fiber delivering a flat top intensity profile at 1.05 µm. A high quality flat mode was obtained and single-mode behavior was checked by shifting the injection and by S² imaging method. Numerical investigations were performed to show that it would be possible to increase further the 0.6x10⁻⁴ experimental group birefringence.