DocumentCode
2084847
Title
The application of multicore photonic crystal fibres (M-PCF) in astronomical instrumentation
Author
Poppett, Claire ; Allington-Smith, Jeremy
fYear
2011
fDate
22-26 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
A multicore photonic crystal fibre was tested for its suitability for us in an astronomical instrumentation. The main issues regarding suitability are identified as crosstalk and the requirement of alignment accuracy. It is shown that crosstalk can be eliminated if the input spot is smaller than the mode field diameter. It is also shown that the fibre behaves like a standard single core PCF in the far field, and standard theoretical models can be used to predict the power intensity distribution.
Keywords
astronomical instruments; holey fibres; optical crosstalk; photonic crystals; M-PCF; alignment accuracy; astronomical instrumentation; crosstalk; input spot; mode field diameter; multicore photonic crystal fibres; power intensity distribution; Accuracy; Charge coupled devices; Crosstalk; Face; Instruments; Multicore processing; Photonic crystals;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location
Munich
ISSN
Pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN
Pending
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943687
Filename
5943687
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