title: Coupling characteristics between single-core fiber and multicore fiber.
abstract: A simple method for coupling between a single-core single-mode fiber and a multicore single-mode fiber is proposed and demonstrated. An effective coupling approach is based on a process of standard splicing and tapering between the single-core single-mode fiber and the multicore single-mode fiber.
authors.affiliation: Photonics Research Center, College of Science, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China. lbyuan@vip.sina.com
authors.forename: Libo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Zhihai
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang