Dynamic control of higher-order modes in hollow-core photonic crystal fibers.
We present a versatile method for selective mode coupling into higher-order modes of photonic crystal fibers, using holograms electronically generated by a spatial light modulator. The method enables non-mechanical and completely repeatable changes in the coupling conditions. We have excited higher order modes up to LP(31) in hollow-core photonic crystal fibers. The reproducibility of the coupling allows direct comparison of the losses of different guided modes in both hollow-core bandgap and kagome-lattice photonic crystal fibers. Our results are also relevant to applications in which the intensity distribution of the light inside the fiber is important, such as particle- or atom-guidance.
Euser
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Max-Planck Research Group IOIP, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Whyte
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G
Scharrer
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M
Chen
J S Y
JS
Abdolvand
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A
Nold
J
J
Kaminski
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CF
Russell
P St J
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