DocumentCode
1771626
Title
The photonic lantern
Author
Birks, T.A. ; Gris-Sanchez, I. ; Yerolatsitis, S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
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 systems where the precise optical mapping between cores and modes is unimportant.
Keywords
optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; low-loss interfaces; multimode core; photonic lanterns; precise optical mapping; single-mode cores; Bragg gratings; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Silicon compounds;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6989528
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