[HTML][HTML] Ultrafast-laser-inscribed 3D integrated photonics: challenges and emerging applications
S Gross, MJ Withford - Nanophotonics, 2015 - degruyter.com
Since the discovery that tightly focused femtosecond laser pulses can induce a highly
localised and permanent refractive index modification in a large number of transparent …
localised and permanent refractive index modification in a large number of transparent …
Space-division multiplexing for optical fiber communications
Research on space-division multiplexing (SDM) came to prominence in early 2010 being
primarily proposed as a means of multiplying the information-carrying capacity of optical …
primarily proposed as a means of multiplying the information-carrying capacity of optical …
Space-division multiplexing: the next frontier in optical communication
Space-division multiplexing (SDM) uses multiplicity of space channels to increase capacity
for optical communication. It is applicable for optical communication in both free space and …
for optical communication. It is applicable for optical communication in both free space and …
Ultra-high-density spatial division multiplexing with a few-mode multicore fibre
Single-mode fibres with low loss and a large transmission bandwidth are a key enabler for
long-haul high-speed optical communication and form the backbone of our information …
long-haul high-speed optical communication and form the backbone of our information …
Efficient and mode selective spatial mode multiplexer based on multi-plane light conversion
We designed and built a new type of spatial mode multiplexer, based on Multi-Plane Light
Conversion (MPLC), with very low intrinsic loss and high mode selectivity. In this first …
Conversion (MPLC), with very low intrinsic loss and high mode selectivity. In this first …
The photonic lantern
TA Birks, I Gris-Sánchez, S Yerolatsitis… - Advances in Optics …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Photonic lanterns are made by adiabatically merging several single-mode cores into one
multimode core. They provide low-loss interfaces between single-mode and multimode …
multimode core. They provide low-loss interfaces between single-mode and multimode …
Survey of photonic switching architectures and technologies in support of spatially and spectrally flexible optical networking
DM Marom, PD Colbourne, A D'errico… - Journal of Optical …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As traffic volumes carried by optical networks continue to grow by tens of percent year over
year, we are rapidly approaching the capacity limit of the conventional communication band …
year, we are rapidly approaching the capacity limit of the conventional communication band …
Photonic lanterns, 3-D waveguides, multiplane light conversion, and other components that enable space-division multiplexing
Four-mode multiplexing and manipulation technologies are reviewed in the context of space-
division multiplexing (SDM) optical communication systems. These are multiplane light …
division multiplexing (SDM) optical communication systems. These are multiplane light …
Mode-selective photonic lanterns for space-division multiplexing
SG Leon-Saval, NK Fontaine, JR Salazar-Gil… - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a 3x1 fiber-based photonic lantern spatial-multiplexer with mode-selectivity
greater than 6 dB and transmission loss of less than 0.3 dB. The total insertion loss of the …
greater than 6 dB and transmission loss of less than 0.3 dB. The total insertion loss of the …