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"Photonic lantern" spectral filters in multi-core fibre

Brian Joseph ManganTim A. BirksDominic F. MurphyAntonio DiezJose L. Cruz

subject

Mode scramblerPHOSFOSMulti-mode optical fiberOptical fiberMaterials sciencebusiness.industryAstrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsPhysics::OpticsEquipment DesignAtomic and Molecular Physics and Opticslaw.inventionSubwavelength-diameter optical fibreEquipment Failure AnalysisOpticsFiber Bragg gratinglawOptoelectronicsComputer-Aided DesignPhotonicsbusinessFiltrationOptical FibersPhotonic-crystal fiber

description

Fiber Bragg gratings are written across all 120 single-mode cores of a multi-core optical Fiber. The Fiber is interfaced to multimode ports by tapering it within a depressed-index glass jacket. The result is a compact multimode "photonic lantern" filter with astrophotonic applications. The tapered structure is also an effective mode scrambler.

10.1364/oe.20.013996https://purehost.bath.ac.uk/ws/files/2934905/Birks_Optics_Express_2012.pdf