Bitapered fiber coupling characteristics between single-mode single-core fiber and single-mode multicore fiber

Appl Opt. 2008 Jun 20;47(18):3307-12. doi: 10.1364/ao.47.003307.

Abstract

By splicing and tapering at the fusion point of one-core single-mode fiber and three- or four-core single-mode fiber, an effective bitapered fiber coupling technique is implemented. Based on the beam propagation method, the bitapered coupling characteristics between the one-core fiber and the multicore single-mode fiber are simulated and analyzed. The theoretical prediction is confirmed by the experimental results, and the difference between the simulation and the experimental results is also discussed.