Bend loss in large core multimode optical fiber beam-delivery systems

Alvaro A. P. Boechat; Daoning Su; Denis R. Hall; Julian D. C. Jones

doi:10.1117/12.20584

1 August 1990 Bend loss in large core multimode optical fiber beam-delivery systems

Alvaro A. P. Boechat, Daoning Su, Denis R. Hall, Julian D. C. Jones

Proceedings Volume 1277, High-Power Solid State Lasers and Applications; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.20584
Event: The International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1990, The Hague, Netherlands

Abstract

We present results of an experimental investigation of the optical losses produced by bending large core optical fibres, typical of those used in power beam delivery systems. Experiments have been conducted over a range of core diameters for both plastic clad silica and all silica fibres, as a function of bend radius. A theoretical model has been developed for predicting the magnitude of the bend loss, and agreement was obtained with the experimental results. The study thus yields design information for fibre beam delivery systems.

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Alvaro A. P. Boechat, Daoning Su, Denis R. Hall, and Julian D. C. Jones "Bend loss in large core multimode optical fiber beam-delivery systems", Proc. SPIE 1277, High-Power Solid State Lasers and Applications, (1 August 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.20584

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