Monolithic mode-selective few-mode multicore fiber multiplexers

Abstract With the capacity limits of standard single-mode optical fiber fast approaching, new technologies such as space-division multiplexing are required to avoid an Internet capacity crunch. Few-mode multicore fiber (FM-MCF) could allow for a two orders of magnitude increase in capacity by using...

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Autores principales:	Nicolas Riesen, Simon Gross, John D. Love, Yusuke Sasaki, Michael J. Withford
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b616cbc5d4f44d988b675d428d3835c72021-12-02T16:06:55ZMonolithic mode-selective few-mode multicore fiber multiplexers10.1038/s41598-017-06561-w2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/b616cbc5d4f44d988b675d428d3835c72017-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06561-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract With the capacity limits of standard single-mode optical fiber fast approaching, new technologies such as space-division multiplexing are required to avoid an Internet capacity crunch. Few-mode multicore fiber (FM-MCF) could allow for a two orders of magnitude increase in capacity by using the individual spatial modes in the different cores as unique data channels. We report the realization of a monolithic mode-selective few-mode multicore fiber multiplexer capable of addressing the individual modes of such a fiber. These compact multiplexers operate across the S + C + L telecommunications bands and were inscribed into a photonic chip using ultrafast laser inscription. They allow for the simultaneous multiplexing of the LP01, LP11a and LP11b modes of all cores in a 3-mode, 4-core fiber with excellent mode extinction ratios and low insertion losses. The devices are scalable to more modes and cores and therefore could represent an enabling technology for practical ultra-high capacity dense space-division multiplexing.Nicolas RiesenSimon GrossJohn D. LoveYusuke SasakiMichael J. WithfordNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Nicolas Riesen Simon Gross John D. Love Yusuke Sasaki Michael J. Withford Monolithic mode-selective few-mode multicore fiber multiplexers
description	Abstract With the capacity limits of standard single-mode optical fiber fast approaching, new technologies such as space-division multiplexing are required to avoid an Internet capacity crunch. Few-mode multicore fiber (FM-MCF) could allow for a two orders of magnitude increase in capacity by using the individual spatial modes in the different cores as unique data channels. We report the realization of a monolithic mode-selective few-mode multicore fiber multiplexer capable of addressing the individual modes of such a fiber. These compact multiplexers operate across the S + C + L telecommunications bands and were inscribed into a photonic chip using ultrafast laser inscription. They allow for the simultaneous multiplexing of the LP01, LP11a and LP11b modes of all cores in a 3-mode, 4-core fiber with excellent mode extinction ratios and low insertion losses. The devices are scalable to more modes and cores and therefore could represent an enabling technology for practical ultra-high capacity dense space-division multiplexing.
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author	Nicolas Riesen Simon Gross John D. Love Yusuke Sasaki Michael J. Withford
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title	Monolithic mode-selective few-mode multicore fiber multiplexers
title_short	Monolithic mode-selective few-mode multicore fiber multiplexers
title_full	Monolithic mode-selective few-mode multicore fiber multiplexers
title_fullStr	Monolithic mode-selective few-mode multicore fiber multiplexers
title_full_unstemmed	Monolithic mode-selective few-mode multicore fiber multiplexers
title_sort	monolithic mode-selective few-mode multicore fiber multiplexers
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Monolithic mode-selective few-mode multicore fiber multiplexers

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