Mode conversion in hybrid optical fiber coupler

Karol A. Stasiewicz; P. Marc; Leszek R. Jaroszewicz

doi:10.1117/12.922986

25 April 2012 Mode conversion in hybrid optical fiber coupler

Karol A. Stasiewicz, P. Marc, Leszek R. Jaroszewicz

Proceedings Volume 8426, Microstructured and Specialty Optical Fibres; 84261L (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922986
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2012, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

Designing of all in-line fiber optic systems with a supercontinuum light source gives some issues. The use of a standard single mode fiber (SMF) as an input do not secure single mode transmission in full wavelength range. In the paper, the experimental results of the tested hybrid fiber optic coupler were presented. It was manufactured by fusing a standard single mode fiber (SMF28) and a photonic crystal fiber (PCF). The fabrication process is based on the standard fused biconical taper technique. Two types of large mode area fibers (LMA8 and LAM10 NKT Photonics) with different air holes arrangements were used as the photonic crystal fiber. Spectral characteristics within the range of 800 nm - 1700 nm were presented. All process was optimized to obtain a mode conversion between SMF and PCF and to reach a single mode transmission in the PCF output of the coupler.

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Karol A. Stasiewicz, P. Marc, and Leszek R. Jaroszewicz "Mode conversion in hybrid optical fiber coupler", Proc. SPIE 8426, Microstructured and Specialty Optical Fibres, 84261L (25 April 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922986

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