• DocumentCode
    1793455
  • Title

    57 channel (19×3) spatial multiplexer fabricated using direct laser inscription

  • Author

    Mitchell, Paul ; Brown, G. ; Thomson, Robert ; Psaila, Nicholas ; Kar, Asutosh

  • Author_Institution
    Alba Campus, Optoscribe Ltd., Livingston, UK
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    9-13 March 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We present a 57 channel spatial multiplexer consisting of 19 separate 3-port photonic lanterns arranged in a hexagonal array. An average insertion loss of 0.92 dB was measured across all ports with 0.1 dB uniformity.
  • Keywords
    multiplexing equipment; space division multiplexing; telecommunication channels; 3-port photonic lantern; channel spatial multiplexer fabrication; direct laser inscription; hexagonal array; insertion loss; Multiplexing; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Photonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-5575-2994-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1364/OFC.2014.M3K.5
  • Filename
    6886633
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1793455