Modal attraction on low order modes by Kerr effect in a graded refractive index multimode fiber

Year: 2018

Authors: Deliancourt E., Fabert M., Tonello A., Krupa K., Desfarges-Berthelemot A., Kermene V., Barthelemy A., Modotto D., Millot G., Wabnitz S., Couderc V.

Autors Affiliation: Universite´ de Limoges, CNRS, XLIM, UMR 72521, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, Limoges, F-87000, France; Universite´ de Bourgogne Franche-Comte´, ICB, UMR CNRS 6303, 9 Av. A. Savary, Dijon, 21078, France; Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell\’Informazione, Universitā di Brescia, INO-CNR, Via Branze 38, Brescia, 25123, Italy; Novosibirsk State University, 1 Pirogova str., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation

Abstract: Modal attraction towards low order modes in a GRIN multimode fiber was experimentally observed at high power and characterized, thus enriching the dynamics of the Kerr self-cleaning effect leading to quasi fundamental mode generation.

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KeyWords: Multimode fibers, Fundamental modes; Graded refractive indices; High power; Low order; Self-cleaning effects, Refractive index
DOI: 10.1364/NP.2018.NpTh3C.3