Photonic lanterns, 3-D waveguides, multiplane light conversion, and other components that enable space-division multiplexing
Photonic lanterns, 3-D waveguides, multiplane light conversion, and other components that enable space-division multiplexing
Four-mode multiplexing and manipulation technologies are reviewed in the context of space-division multiplexing (SDM) optical communication systems. These are multiplane light conversion (MPLC), fused fiber devices, such as photonic lanterns and tapered fiber bundles, 3-D waveguides fabricated using ultrafast laser inscription, and free-space imaging systems. Each device has its unique strengths and use cases. MPLC can create very complex transformations between two arbitrary sets of spatial modes and leverages mature gray-scale lithographic techniques. Photonic lanterns and tapered fiber bundles are all-fiber devices that can convert beams on single-mode fiber inputs into spatial modes. The all-fiber construction leads to very low losses and high-power handling. 3-D waveguides are inscribed into a glass block using ultrashort lasers and can arbitrarily route light in 3-D. Finally, free-space systems using lenses can also relay many multicore and multimode beams through a single free-space device, such as a thin film filter or an optical isolator. These four technologies have enabled hero transmission experiments in the multimode, multicore, and multimode fiber.
Laser beams, Multiplane light conversion (MPLC), Multiplexing, Optical device fabrication, Optical losses, Optical waveguides, photonic lanterns, Photonics, ultrafast laser inscription (ULI), Waveguide lasers
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Fontaine, Nicolas K.
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Carpenter, Joel
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Gross, Simon
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Leon-Saval, Sergio
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Jung, Yongmin
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Richardson, David J.
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1 November 2022
Fontaine, Nicolas K.
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Carpenter, Joel
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Gross, Simon
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Leon-Saval, Sergio
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Jung, Yongmin
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Richardson, David J.
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Amezcua-Correa, Rodrigo
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Fontaine, Nicolas K., Carpenter, Joel, Gross, Simon, Leon-Saval, Sergio, Jung, Yongmin, Richardson, David J. and Amezcua-Correa, Rodrigo
(2022)
Photonic lanterns, 3-D waveguides, multiplane light conversion, and other components that enable space-division multiplexing.
Proceedings of the IEEE, 110 (11), .
(doi:10.1109/JPROC.2022.3207046).
Abstract
Four-mode multiplexing and manipulation technologies are reviewed in the context of space-division multiplexing (SDM) optical communication systems. These are multiplane light conversion (MPLC), fused fiber devices, such as photonic lanterns and tapered fiber bundles, 3-D waveguides fabricated using ultrafast laser inscription, and free-space imaging systems. Each device has its unique strengths and use cases. MPLC can create very complex transformations between two arbitrary sets of spatial modes and leverages mature gray-scale lithographic techniques. Photonic lanterns and tapered fiber bundles are all-fiber devices that can convert beams on single-mode fiber inputs into spatial modes. The all-fiber construction leads to very low losses and high-power handling. 3-D waveguides are inscribed into a glass block using ultrashort lasers and can arbitrarily route light in 3-D. Finally, free-space systems using lenses can also relay many multicore and multimode beams through a single free-space device, such as a thin film filter or an optical isolator. These four technologies have enabled hero transmission experiments in the multimode, multicore, and multimode fiber.
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Accepted/In Press date: 12 October 2022
Published date: 1 November 2022
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Laser beams, Multiplane light conversion (MPLC), Multiplexing, Optical device fabrication, Optical losses, Optical waveguides, photonic lanterns, Photonics, ultrafast laser inscription (ULI), Waveguide lasers
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/473080
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