DocumentCode
1946989
Title
Mode-selective dissimilar fiber photonic-lantern spatial multiplexers for few-mode fiber
Author
Fontaine, Nicolas K. ; Leon-Saval, Sergio G. ; Ryf, R. ; Gil, Joel R. Salazar ; Ercan, Burcu ; Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
Author_Institution
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
22-26 Sept. 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We demonstrate a 3 core fiber-based photonic lantern spatial-multiplexer that selectively excites the LP01 and LP11 modes. The mode-selectivity is greater than 6 dB and insertion loss is below 2.4 dB when coupled to a graded-index FMF.
Keywords
gradient index optics; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; 3 core fiber-based photonic lantern spatial-multiplexer; LP01 modes; LP11 modes; graded-index few-mode fiber; insertion loss; mode-selective dissimilar fiber photonic-lantern spatial multiplexers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication (ECOC 2013), 39th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location
London
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-84919-759-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/cp.2013.1680
Filename
6647873
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