Research on the transverse mode competition in a Yb-doped 18-core photonic crystal fiber laser

摘要

A model based on propagation rate equations is built up for analyzing the multicore transverse mode gain distribution in an 18-core photonic crystal fiber(PCF)laser.The two kinds of feedback cavities are used for the fiber laser,which are the butt-contact mirror and the Talbot cavity.According to the model,the transverse mode competitions in different feedback cavities are simulated numerically.The results show that the Talbot cavity can improve in-phase supermode gain,while suppress other supermodes.