Where to Buy Large Mode Area Fibers
Optical fibers with particularly large mode areas are useful particularly for high-power fiber amplifiers and lasers, because they have reduced nonlinear effects.
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Related products: large-core fibers, double-clad fibers, triple-clad fibers, fiber optics
Related product category: fiber optics
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Check List for Large Mode Area Fibers
- What is the effective mode area or mode radius? (There are special large mode area fibers.)
- Is the fiber truly single-mode, or does it support a few modes? (In the latter case, careful launching maybe important for the output beam quality, and certain instabilities can occur for operation with very high average output power.)
- What are the propagation losses (in dB/km)?
- Does it need to be polarization-maintaining?
- How tight bending is possible, before the bend losses become too high?
- How much optical power can the fiber tolerate? (Additional properties at the launch end may still occur if too much power gets to the coating.)
- What is the outer fiber diameter with and without protective coating?
- What is the coating material? Is it a standard material which can be removed with a usual fiber stripper?
For active fibers, also look at the check list for rare-earth-doped fibers.
In case that you need additional advice, consultancy from RP Photonics may be the solution.
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 34, Rue de la Croix de Fer 78100 Saint Germain-en-Laye France |  iXblue offers a wide range of specialty optical fibers for lasers and amplifiers. We master erbium, erbium/ytterbium, ytterbium, thulium, holmium, thulium/holmium, neodymium, dysprosium, and phosphorous gain media. PM version are available, and Large Mode Area (LMA) or Very Large Mode Area (VLMA) versions as well. Depending of the requirement, single clad fibers are available for core pumping, double clad fibers for clad pumping. Triple clad and all glass structures are also available. |
 Solutions for Innovators Blokken 84 3460 Birkerød Denmark |  The selection of Crystal Fiber Large Mode Area fibers covers a range of fibers for diffraction limited high power delivery. The very large mode area enables high power levels without nonlinear effects or material damage. With standard technology you must trade large mode areas for single-mode operation, but the Crystal Fibre Large Mode Area fibers provide single mode operation in a large wavelength range – endlessly single mode operation. |
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1195 Pennsylvania Avenue Bethlehem, PA 18018–2026 United States | www.cybel-llc.com E-mail: |
7 Airport Park Road East Granby, CT 06026 United States | |
 56 Sparta Avenue Newton, NJ 07860 United States | www.thorlabs.com E-mail: |
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Advanced Technology Innovation Centre Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Parks 5 Oakwood Drive Loughborough LE11 3QF United Kingdom | www.eluxi.co.uk E-mail: |
27th floor, Bank of East Asia Harbour View Centre 56 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai Hong Kong | www.gehtinternational.com E-mail: |
34, Rue de la Croix de Fer 78100 Saint Germain-en-Laye France | iXblue offers a wide range of specialty optical fibers for lasers and amplifiers. We master erbium, erbium/ytterbium, ytterbium, thulium, holmium, thulium/holmium, neodymium, dysprosium, and phosphorous gain media. PM version are available, and Large Mode Area (LMA) or Very Large Mode Area (VLMA) versions as well. Depending of the requirement, single clad fibers are available for core pumping, double clad fibers for clad pumping. Triple clad and all glass structures are also available. |
Solutions for Innovators Blokken 84 3460 Birkerød Denmark | The selection of Crystal Fiber Large Mode Area fibers covers a range of fibers for diffraction limited high power delivery. The very large mode area enables high power levels without nonlinear effects or material damage. With standard technology you must trade large mode areas for single-mode operation, but the Crystal Fibre Large Mode Area fibers provide single mode operation in a large wavelength range – endlessly single mode operation. |
10 Bukit Batok Crescent #07–02 The Spire Singapore 658079 | |
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Ltd. (YOFC) No. 9 Optics Valley Avenue Wuhan, Hubei 430073 China | |
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