Generation of High-order Laguerre-Gaussian modes in Coated and Uncoated Graded-Index and Step-Index Multimode Fibers

TL;DR

This paper presents a robust, scalable method for generating high-order Laguerre-Gaussian modes in multimode fibers by coupling a Gaussian beam into the cladding, with the mode order remaining invariant under various conditions.

Contribution

The authors demonstrate a simple, linear, and efficient technique for high-order mode generation in multimode fibers that is unaffected by input power, distance, or pulse duration.

Findings

Mode order remains invariant under different conditions.

Spectral and power measurements confirm linear beam-shaping.

Kerr nonlinearity affects phase-matching but not mode order.

Abstract

We report an efficient experimental method for generating high-order Laguerre-Gauss (HOLG) modes by simply coupling a Gaussian beam into the cladding of a multimode fiber (MMF). In particular, the order of the HOLG mode remains invariant with respect to input power, propagation distance, and pulse duration. Furthermore, spectral and power measurements confirm that the beam-shaping mechanism is predominantly linear, whereas Kerr nonlinearity primarily affects the longitudinal phase-matching condition and conversion efficiency, without altering the generated mode order. Altogether, these findings establish our approach as a highly robust and scalable platform for generating tailored optical beams.