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 …

Adaptive optics (AO) is critical in astronomy, optical communications and remote sensing to
deal with the rapid blurring caused by the Earth's turbulent atmosphere. But current AO …

Astrophotonics represents a cutting-edge approach in observational astronomy. This paper
explores the significant advancements and potential applications of astrophotonics …

Direct imaging instruments have the spatial resolution to resolve exoplanets from their host
star. This enables direct characterization of the exoplanets atmosphere, but most direct …

The spectral resolution of a dispersive astronomical spectrograph is limited by the trade-off
between throughput and the width of the entrance slit. Photonic guided wave transitions …

By combining integral field spectroscopy with extreme adaptive optics, we are now able to
resolve objects close to the diffraction limit of large telescopes, exploring new science cases …

Astrophotonics is a burgeoning field that lies at the interface of photonics and modern
astronomical instrumentation. Here we provide a pedagogical review of basic photonic …

Optical fibers have altered astronomical instrument design by allowing for a complex, often
large instrument to be mounted in a remote and stable location with respect to the telescope …

Recently, we demonstrated how an astrophotonic light reformatting device, based on a
multicore fibre photonic lantern and a 3D waveguide component, can be used to efficiently …

Innovation in astronomical instrumentation is essential to the progress of astronomy and
astrophysics. All physical theories must be tested through experiment, and in astronomy …