Apparatus for combining optical radiation

An apparatus for combining optical radiation, wherein the apparatus comprises a bundle of input optical fibers formed of glass, a taper, and an output optical fiber, wherein the taper is fused to the output optical fiber; and the apparatus comprises at least one cladding mode stripper to strip out h...

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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus for combining optical radiation, wherein the apparatus comprises a bundle of input optical fibers formed of glass, a taper, and an output optical fiber, wherein the taper is fused to the output optical fiber; and the apparatus comprises at least one cladding mode stripper to strip out higher order modes that would otherwise degrade a polymer coating on at least one of the input optical fibers and the output optical fiber.