OFS to Present Series of Sessions at BiOS Expo and Photonics West Exhibition
San Francisco, CA, January 19, 2023
BiOS and Photonics West 2023 – OFS, a leading manufacturer of innovative fiber optic products and solutions will showcase continued technical and industry leadership in seven highly rated educational sessions at the annual BiOS Expo and Photonics West Exhibition to be held at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California January 28 through February 2, 2023.
These papers will be presented by lead members of OFS Labs technical staff including Senior
Engineering Manager, Jeffrey Nicholson’s presentation of his Invited Paper, “5 kW single-mode
output power from Yb-doped fibers with increased higher-order mode loss.”
“OFS is proud to present our recent groundbreaking work at Photonics West and BiOS
highlighting ongoing developments in specialty photonics. The studies to be presented offer
potential benefits for sensing in industrial, medical, geophysical, and aerospace markets and
show significant advances in high-power fiber laser technology. We are also excited to host a
booth on the tradeshow floor where conference participants can see the wide portfolio of OFS
products” stated David DiGiovanni, Chief Technology Officer at OFS, and President of OFS
Laboratories.
Paper: 12400-1
Title: 5 kW single-mode output power from Yb-doped fibers with increased higher-order mode
loss (Invited Paper)
Session Date and Time: Monday, January 30, 2023. 10:20 AM – 10:50 AM PST
Location: Moscone Center, Room 203 (Level 2 South)
Presenter: Jeffrey Nicholson, Senior Engineering Manager at OFS
Paper: 12388-17
Title: Imaging through specialty optical fibers
Session Date and Time: Monday, January 30, 2023. 9:00 AM – 9:20 AM PST
Location: Moscone Center, Room 54 (Lower Mezzanine South)
Presenter: Erin Lamb, Scientist at OFS
Paper: 12400-2
Title: Performance of 915 nm pumped LMA Yb fiber designs for long-term reliable multi-kilowatt
operation
Session Date and Time: Monday, January 30, 2023. 10:50 AM – 11:10 AM PST
Location: Moscone Center, Room 203 (Level 2 South)
Presenter: A. Rosales-García, Development Engineer Manager at OFS
Paper: 12417-35
Title: Characterization of optical fiber at cryogenic temperatures
Session Date and Time: Wednesday, February 1, 2023. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
Location: Moscone Center, Level 2 West
Presenter: Adam Christiansen, Univ. of Lethbridge, Blue Sky Spectroscopy Inc.
Paper: 12388-18
Title: Neural-network-based multimode fiber imaging and position sensing under thermal
perturbations
Session Date and Time: Monday, January 30, 2023. 9:20 AM – 9:40 AM PST
Location: Moscone Center, Room 54 (Lower Mezzanine South)
Presenter: Tristan Kremp, Scientist at OFS
Paper: 2402-19
Title: 6 kW power handling in a 7+1 to 1 pump-signal combiner
Session Date and Time: Tuesday, January 31, 2023. 3:30 PM – 3:50 PM PST
Location: Moscone Center, Room 205 (Level 2 South)
Presenter: Lalitkumar Bansal, Scientist at OFS
Paper: 12400-49
Title: Long term, stable, 115W output from an Erbium fiber amplifier pumped
by a Raman fiber laser
Session Date and Time: Thursday, February 2, 2023. 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM PST
Location: Moscone Center, Room 203 (Level 2 South)
Presenter: Andrew Grimes, Optical Engineer at OFS
OFS Photonics West Exhibition Booth # 4505 and BiOS Expo Booth # 8358.
(Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, CA).
OFS personnel will be available to discuss the research presented.
About OFS
OFS is a world-leading designer, manufacturer, and provider of optical fiber, fiber optic cable,
connectivity, fiber-to-the-subscriber (FTTx), and specialty fiber optic products. We put our
development and manufacturing resources to work creating solutions for applications in such
areas as telecommunications, medicine, industrial networking, sensing, aerospace, defense, and
energy. We provide reliable, cost-effective fiber optic solutions that help our customers meet the
needs of consumers and businesses today and into the future.
Headquartered in Norcross (near Atlanta) Georgia, U.S.A., OFS is a global provider with facilities
in several countries worldwide. OFS is part of Furukawa Electric Group, a multi-billion-dollar
leader in optical communications.
Please visit www.ofsoptics.com/.
OFS PR Contact
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