TITLE:
HG-LG Mode Conversion with Stressed 3-Mode Fibers under Polarization
AUTHORS:
Henning Soller
KEYWORDS:
Mode Conversion; Stress; Optical Fiber; Laguerre-Gaussian Laser Mode
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.2 No.4,
December
10,
2012
ABSTRACT: We have coupled an upright HG mode into a fiber-optic waveguide and used the application of stress to generate a Laguerre-Gaussian laser mode. We have generalized previous results by McGloin et al. by using a polarized input beam, a true 3-mode fiber and by applying the stress on a stripped piece of the optical waveguide. These generalizations are necessary in order to perform quantum information experiments and obtain reliable information on the stress imposed on the optical fiber.