Holey fiber mode-selective couplers

Gaetano Bellanca, Nicolas Riesen, Alexander Argyros, Sergio G. Leon-Saval, Richard Lwin, Alberto Parini, John D. Love, Paolo Bassi

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    Abstract

    Directional mode coupling in an asymmetric holey fiber coupler is demonstrated both numerically and experimentally for the first time. The holey fiber mode couplers have interesting spectral characteristics and are also found to exhibit increased dimensional tolerances. Following a design based on numerical investigations, a dual-core polymer holey fiber coupler for LP01 and LP11 mode multiplexing was fabricated via a drilling and drawing technique. The measurements are compared with the simulation results.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)18888-18896
    Number of pages9
    JournalOptics Express
    Volume23
    Issue number15
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 27 Jul 2015

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