Title :
The photonic lantern
Author :
Birks, T.A. ; Gris-Sanchez, I. ; Yerolatsitis, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
