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

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2289-2297

  Hofmann, Peter ^a,b   Mafi, Arash ^c   Jollivet, Clémence ^a   Tiess, Tobias ^a   Peyghambarian, N ^b   Schülzgen, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

FIBER TYPES; GRADED-INDEX FIBERS; GRADED-INDEX MULTIMODE FIBERS; INDUSTRY STANDARDS; MODE-FIELD ADAPTER; MULTIMODE-INTERFERENCE; SELF IMAGING; SINGLE MODE; SPECTRAL RANGE;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

FIBERS;

EID: 84861799708     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2012.2196406     Document Type: Article

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