Advanced fiber coupling technologies for space and astronomical applications

Simon Thibault; Jean Lacoursière

doi:10.1117/12.567347

9 December 2004 Advanced fiber coupling technologies for space and astronomical applications

Simon Thibault, Jean Lacoursière

Proceedings Volume 5578, Photonics North 2004: Photonic Applications in Astronomy, Biomedicine, Imaging, Materials Processing, and Education; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.567347
Event: Photonics North, 2004, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Abstract

Coupling of optical signal into a single mode waveguide has been a difficult problem for a long time. An advanced fibre coupling device (AFCD) is a high performance fibre coupling system that provide wavefront correction, vibration isolation and alignment. We will discuss two AFCD, one for a ground to space communication link an a second for astronomical interferometric application (DARWIN and VLTI interferometer).

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Simon Thibault and Jean Lacoursière "Advanced fiber coupling technologies for space and astronomical applications", Proc. SPIE 5578, Photonics North 2004: Photonic Applications in Astronomy, Biomedicine, Imaging, Materials Processing, and Education, (9 December 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.567347

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