Laminated polymer waveguide fan-out device for uncoupled multi-core fibers

doi:10.1364/OE.20.026317

Laminated polymer waveguide fan-out device for uncoupled multi-core fibers

Tatsuhiko Watanabe, Makoto Hikita, and Yasuo Kokubun »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 24, pp. 26317-26325 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.026317

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A compact waveguide-type fan-out device for uncoupled multi-core fibers was demonstrated using a laminated polymer waveguide (LPW). The core spacing in the vertical direction was precisely controlled by the spin-coating of epoxy resin cladding with accurate viscosity control, while that in the lateral direction was determined precisely by using a photomask. The simultaneous coupling from the fan-out device to a seven-core MCF was successfully demonstrated. Next, we measured the offset loss characteristics of the cores of the LPW and calculated the spot size of the respective cores. The theoretical coupling losses evaluated from the spot size and the offset were as low as 0.2 – 7.5 dB.

OCIS Codes
(060.2340) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics components
(230.7370) Optical devices : Waveguides

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Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

History
Original Manuscript: September 10, 2012
Revised Manuscript: October 27, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: October 29, 2012
Published: November 7, 2012

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Tatsuhiko Watanabe, Makoto Hikita, and Yasuo Kokubun, "Laminated polymer waveguide fan-out device for uncoupled multi-core fibers," Opt. Express 20, 26317-26325 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-24-26317

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