We achieved record 109-Tb/s transmission over 16.8 km, using space division multiplexing
(SDM) together with conventional multiplexing technology. 7-core SDM, 97 WDM (100-GHz …

A method and structure for coupling to a plurality of multicore optical fiber strands. A first
plurality of optoelectronic devices is provided on a surface of a substrate, the first …

Structures and techniques are described relating to the alignment of multicore fibers within a
multifiber connector. These structures and techniques include: multicore fibers having a …

An optical coupling system includes a first unit including a source of light or a first multi-core
optical fiber, each of the source and the first multi-core optical fiber including at least a first …

An optical connector includes a fiber element incorporating one or more optical fibers, the
optical fiber including a plu rality of cores, and an optical element including an array of …

BACKGROUND Many optical fabrics direct an incoming and outgoing opti cal beam along
the same optical path. Such optical fabrics may include optical Switches, waveblockers and …

Articles and methods for positioning lensed fiber elements and optical devices are
disclosed. The articles and methods include a lens gripping element and a fiber gripping …

BACKGROUND To maintain or preserve the polarization properties of a signal in an optical
fiber, the optical properties of the fiber may be made anisotropic. In highly birefringent single …

The invention provides an exposure device that can conduct digital exposure with high
precision and with a high light use efficiency using evanescent light. Light that is modulated …

In accordance with the invention, a filterless parallel WDM multiplexer using simple
wavelength insensitive sets of lenses to combine light beams is described. A general array …