Title :
Ultrafast laser inscription of a three dimensional fan-out device for multicore fiber coupling applications
Author :
Thomson, R.R. ; Bookey, H.T. ; Psaila, N.D. ; Fender, A. ; Campbell, S. ; MacPherson, W.N. ; Barton, J.S. ; Reid, D.T. ; Kar, A.K.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot Watt Univ., Edinburgh
Abstract :
A three dimensional fan-out device has been fabricated using ultrafast laser inscription. The device allows each core of a multicore fibre to be addressed individually by a single mode fiber held in an FVA.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical fibre couplers; optical waveguides; 3D fan-out device; fiber V-groove array; multicore fiber coupling; single mode fiber; ultrafast laser inscription; Fiber lasers; Loss measurement; Multicore processing; Optical coupling; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Waveguide lasers; (060.2370) Fiber optics sensors; (130.1750) Components;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
