12-array Single-Mode VCSEL Chip Multiplexing to 12-mode Fiber with 3D-Printed, Free-Standing, Micro-scale Photonic Lantern
Conference: ECOC 2024 - 50th European Conference on Optical Communication
09/22/2024 - 09/26/2024 at Frankfurt, Germany
Proceedings: ITG-Fb. 317: ECOC 2024
Pages: 4Language: englishTyp: PDF
Authors:
Dana, Yoav; Shukhin, Ksenia; Marom, Dan M.
Abstract:
We realize a 12-mode, 300micrometer long photonic lantern by 3D-printing directly onto an InGaAs VCSEL chip and demonstrate spatial multiplexing of the incoherent laser sources to a 12-mode fiber with efficiency > −3.5dB.