Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 17, 1700002(2023)

All-Fiber Spatial Mode Excitation and Adaptive Control Based on Photonic Lanterns

Zongfu Jiang1,2,3、*, Yao Lu1、**, Wenguang Liu1,2,3、***, Qiong Zhou1,2,3, Man Jiang1,2,3, Zilun Chen1,2,3, Hanwei Zhang1,2,3, Pengfei Liu1,2,3, and Jiangbin Zhang1,2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan, China
  • 2Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan, China
  • 3Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan, China
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    Zongfu Jiang, Yao Lu, Wenguang Liu, Qiong Zhou, Man Jiang, Zilun Chen, Hanwei Zhang, Pengfei Liu, Jiangbin Zhang. All-Fiber Spatial Mode Excitation and Adaptive Control Based on Photonic Lanterns[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(17): 1700002

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    Category: Reviews

    Received: May. 4, 2023

    Accepted: Jun. 12, 2023

    Published Online: Sep. 13, 2023

    The Author Email: Jiang Zongfu (jiangzongfu7@163.com), Lu Yao (lybenben1@163.com), Liu Wenguang (lwg.kevin@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS230912

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