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A new optically pumped waveguide amplifier with ultra-large mode area is proposed. This amplifier is based on gain guiding in a transverse grating waveguide in which the pump is confined by the photonic bandgap while the signal is guided by optical gain. Characteristics of the propagating modes of the waveguide amplifier are analyzed theoretically using the transfer matrix method, indicating robust single-transverse-mode operation with large modal gain.
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