Characterization of laser inscribed on-chip photonic lanterns with different core distances

We measured the wavelength-dependent transfer matrix of multiple photonic lanterns with different core spacings using a spatially diverse swept-wavelength interferometer. We characterised the mode-coupling and mode-dependent loss for core spacings ranging from 8 to 11 μm.

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