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 …
Photonic lanterns
Multimode optical fibers have been primarily (and almost solely) used as “light pipes” in
short distance telecommunications and in remote and astronomical spectroscopy. The …
short distance telecommunications and in remote and astronomical spectroscopy. The …
Mode division multiplexing using an orbital angular momentum mode sorter and MIMO-DSP over a graded-index few-mode optical fibre
Mode division multiplexing (MDM)–using a multimode optical fiber's N spatial modes as data
channels to transmit N independent data streams–has received interest as it can potentially …
channels to transmit N independent data streams–has received interest as it can potentially …
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 …
All-fiber mode converter based on long-period fiber gratings written in few-mode fiber
We investigated an all-fiber mode converter based on long-period fiber gratings (LPFGs)
written in the few-mode fiber. Mode conversion between the fundamental core mode and …
written in the few-mode fiber. Mode conversion between the fundamental core mode and …
Dual polarization full-field signal waveform reconstruction using intensity only measurements for coherent communications
Conventional optical coherent receivers capture the full electrical field, including amplitude
and phase, of a signal waveform by measuring its interference against a stable continuous …
and phase, of a signal waveform by measuring its interference against a stable continuous …
Six mode selective fiber optic spatial multiplexer
AM Velazquez-Benitez, JC Alvarado… - Optics letters, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Low-loss all-fiber photonic lantern (PL) mode multiplexers (MUXs) capable of selectively
exciting the first six fiber modes of a multimode fiber (LP_01, LP_11a, LP_11b, LP_21a …
exciting the first six fiber modes of a multimode fiber (LP_01, LP_11a, LP_11b, LP_21a …
Scaling photonic lanterns for space-division multiplexing
AM Velázquez-Benítez, JE Antonio-López… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
We present a new technique allowing the fabrication of large modal count photonic lanterns
for space-division multiplexing applications. We demonstrate mode-selective photonic …
for space-division multiplexing applications. We demonstrate mode-selective photonic …
Integrated cladding-pumped multicore few-mode erbium-doped fibre amplifier for space-division-multiplexed communications
Abstract Space-division multiplexing (SDM), whereby multiple spatial channels in multimode
and multicore optical fibres are used to increase the total transmission capacity per fibre, is …
and multicore optical fibres are used to increase the total transmission capacity per fibre, is …