Open AccessSelective launching of higher-order modes into an optical fiber with an optical phase shifter
Author(s) -
Wayne Thornburg,
B. J. Corrado,
X. D. Zhu
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
optics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 272
eISSN - 1071-2763
pISSN - 0146-9592
DOI - 10.1364/ol.19.000454
Subject(s) - optics , phase shift module , optical fiber , materials science , mode volume , phase (matter) , polarization maintaining optical fiber , graded index fiber , fiber , optoelectronics , physics , fiber optic sensor , insertion loss , quantum mechanics , composite material
We demonstrate a simple, effective technique for launching higher-order modes into a double-mode optical fiber by using an optical phase shifter at the input end. The suppression of the lowest-order mode was measured (but not limited) to be 27 dB.
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