Detailed investigation of mode-field adapters utilizing multimode-interference in graded index fibers

Peter Hofmann; Arash Mafi; Clémence Jollivet; Tobias Tiess; N. Peyghambarian; Axel Schülzgen

doi:10.1109/JLT.2012.2196406

Detailed investigation of mode-field adapters utilizing multimode-interference in graded index fibers

Peter Hofmann, Arash Mafi, Clémence Jollivet, Tobias Tiess, N. Peyghambarian, Axel Schülzgen

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Abstract

We present a detailed study of mode-field adapters (MFA) based on multimode interference in graded index multimode fibers. We have fabricated and characterized MFAs from a selection of commercially available single-mode and graded index fibers. Compared to existing techniques, the presented MFAs can be fabricated very quickly and are not limited to certain fiber types. Insertion losses of $< 0.5$ dB over a spectral range of several hundred nanometers have been obtained, which is comparable or better than the industry standard.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	6189719
Pages (from-to)	2289-2297
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Lightwave Technology
Volume	30
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2012.2196406
State	Published - 2012

Keywords

Graded index fiber
mode-field adapter
multimode-interference
self-imaging

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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