Open AccessOn Demand Spatial Beam Self-Focusing in Hexagonal Multicore Fiber
Author(s) -
Igor S. Chekhovskoy,
Mariia A. Sorokina,
Alexander M. Rubenchik,
Mikhail P. Fedoruk,
Sergei K. Turitsyn
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ieee photonics journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1943-0655
pISSN - 1943-0647
DOI - 10.1109/jphot.2018.2797198
Subject(s) - engineered materials, dielectrics and plasmas , photonics and electrooptics
Combination of the classical effect of light self-focusing and recently emerged multicore fiber technology offers new opportunities for the spatio-temporal control and manipulation of high-power light radiation. Here, we apply genetic algorithm to design a system enabling self-focusing of light in various fiber cores on demand. The proposed concept is general and can be applied and adapted to any multicore fiber or two-dimensional array of coupled waveguides paving a way for numerous applications.