Three-Mode Photonic Lanterns: Comprehensive Analysis from Theory to Experiments
Optics
2025-05-27 v3
Abstract
The design space for photonic lanterns is large and complex, making it challenging to identify optimal parameters to achieve specific performances, such as coupling, bandwidth, and insertion loss. Effectively navigating this space requires modeling tools capable to extract the most characterizing parameters. This work contrasts theoretical modeling with experimental realizations of the four possible types of photonic lanterns using double-clad fibers, covering a spectrum from conventional to hybrid to mode-specific configurations. This work highlights the experimental characteristics of each photonic lantern.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2411.02182,
title = {Three-Mode Photonic Lanterns: Comprehensive Analysis from Theory to Experiments},
author = {Rodrigo Itzamná Becerra-Deana and Raphael Maltais-Tariant and Guillaume Ramadier and Martin Poinsinet de Sivry-Houle and Stéphane Virally and Caroline Boudoux and Nicolas Godbout},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.02182},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
16 pages, 12 figures. This work has been submitted to Optics Continuum