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Interaction of laser radiation with matter. Laser plasma
Propagation of an optical discharge through optical fibres upon interference of modes
I. A. Bufetov, A. A. Frolov, A. V. Shubin, M. E. Likhachev, S. V. Lavrishchev, E. M. Dianov Fiber Optics Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Abstract:
The propagation of an optical discharge (OD) through optical fibres upon interference of LP01 and LP02 modes is studied. Under these conditions after the OD propagation through the fibre, the formation of an axially-symmetric group sequence of voids with a spatial period equal to that of mode interference (200 — 500 μm depending on the parameters of the fibre) is observed. The groups of voids are formed near the sections of the fibre with a minimal diameter of the intensity distribution of laser radiation. Large spaces between voids in the fibre have allowed us to measure accurately the difference Δn of refractive indices of the fibre core and cladding and distribution of dopants in different cross sections of the fibre after the OD propagation. A substantial increase in Δn (up to ten times) is observed. Approximately half this increase is caused by compression and densification of the fibre material after the propagation of the optical discharge.
Received: 01.11.2007
Citation:
I. A. Bufetov, A. A. Frolov, A. V. Shubin, M. E. Likhachev, S. V. Lavrishchev, E. M. Dianov, “Propagation of an optical discharge through optical fibres upon interference of modes”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 38:5 (2008), 441–444 [Quantum Electron., 38:5 (2008), 441–444]
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