title: Intuitive modeling of bend distortion in large-mode-area fibers.
abstract: Bend distortion is emerging as an important consideration in the design of amplifier fibers with a large mode area, in addition to bend loss and mode-coupling effects. Simple, intuitive estimates of distortion sensitivity are presented for two interesting classes of fibers, in agreement with full numerical simulations.
authors.affiliation: OFS Laboratories, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA. fini@ofsoptics.com
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fini