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Shaping the light amplified in a multimode fiber.


ABSTRACT: Propagation of light in multimode optical fibers usually gives a spatial and temporal randomization of the transmitted field similar to the propagation through scattering media. Randomization still applies when scattering or multimode propagation occurs in gain media. We demonstrate that appropriate structuration of the input beam wavefront can shape the light amplified by a rare-earth-doped multimode fiber. Profiling of the wavefront was achieved by a deformable mirror in combination with an iterative optimization process. We present experimental results and simulations showing the shaping of a single sharp spot at different places in the output cross-section of an ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier. Cleaning and narrowing of the amplifier far-field pattern was realized as well. Tailoring the wavefront to shape the amplified light can also serve to improve the effective gain. The shaping approach still works under gain saturation, showing the robustness of the method. Modeling and experiments attest that the shaping is effective even with a highly multimode fiber amplifier carrying up to 127 modes.

SUBMITTER: Florentin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6062179 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Shaping the light amplified in a multimode fiber.

Florentin Raphael R   Kermene Vincent V   Benoist Joel J   Desfarges-Berthelemot Agnès A   Pagnoux Dominique D   Barthélémy Alain A   Huignard Jean-Pierre JP  

Light, science & applications 20170224 2


Propagation of light in multimode optical fibers usually gives a spatial and temporal randomization of the transmitted field similar to the propagation through scattering media. Randomization still applies when scattering or multimode propagation occurs in gain media. We demonstrate that appropriate structuration of the input beam wavefront can shape the light amplified by a rare-earth-doped multimode fiber. Profiling of the wavefront was achieved by a deformable mirror in combination with an it  ...[more]

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