MCFFO-P-4/50-04-1550-SM-01-FC/APC-00-00/00-01

MCFFO - Multicore Fiber Fanout Multicore fiber (MCF) is increasingly of interest for space division multiplexing, enabling, for example, higher bandwidth and more efficient communications, 3D shape sensing for in-vivo navigation and high density coupling for photonic integrated circuits and interconnects. Due to the tight channel spacing in multicore fiber, addressing each core individually is challenging. Chiral’s Multicore Fiber Fanout (MCFFO) enables addressing individual cores of these fibers with high precision and low loss. Fanouts are typically shipped in spliced pairs to both ends of a MCF length but are also available as single fanouts. While all fanouts are fully tested prior to shipping, the “pair” configuration enables full insertion loss and crosstalk testing for each pair by the customer. MCF and pigtail lengths can be tailored to your needs. The fanout pigtails, the 7 fibers shown on the left side in the exemplary image below, are standard singlemode fibers. Connectorization and jacketing options are also available, depending on application needs. To date, Chiral Photonics has supplied fanouts for MCFs with 2 to 22 channels in a variety of configurations. The most popular multicore fibers are 7-channel fibers in a hex lattice and 4channel fibers in a square lattice. Typical specifications for fanouts are: • Average insertion loss per channel: • Average crosstalk per channel: • Metal package dimensions: 0.6 dB < -40 dB ~ 135 mm length x 3.4 mm OD, with protective boots Shown below is a typical specification for a pair of MCF fanouts, as is supplied with every fanout: Channel number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 -1.0 -48.1 -1.3 -45.0 X -1.2 -49.0 -53.7 -46.2 -1.3 X -46.9 X -53.9 -0.7 X X -48.7 -49.4 X -1.1 X X X -51.8 -45.5 -46.4 -0.8 X Insertion Loss (dB) Crosstalk (dB) Channels more than one pitch spacing apart 1/3 www.ChiralPhotonics.com Multicore Fiber Options MCF-007_3 7 1520-1650 0.21 5.7-6.5 125 Hexagonal 35 245 Acrylate Multicore (MCF) specifications Number of Cores: Operating Wavelength (nm): Numerical Aperture (nominal): Mode Field Diameter (µm, @ 1550 nm): Cladding Diameter (µm, nominal): Multicore Fiber Lattice: Core-to-Core Spacing (µm): Coating Diameter (µm, nominal): Coating: MCF-004_1 4 1520-1651 0.14-0.17 7.4-8.5 125 Square 50 245 Acrylate Multicore Fiber Options (other connectorization and jacketing options available upon request) Single fanouts MCFFO-S-7/37-03-1550-SM-01-XX-00-00/00-0.5 MCFFO-S-4/50-04-1550-SM-01-XX-00-00/00-0.5 MCF Fanout 0.5 m MCFFO-S-7/37-03-1550-SM-01-FC/APC-00-00/00-0.5 MCF FC/APC Connectors MCFFO-S-4/50-04-1550-SM-01-FC/APC-00-00/00-0.5 MCF FC/APC Connectors Fanout Fanout 0.5 m 1m 0.5 m 1m 2/3 1m www.ChiralPhotonics.com Fanout pairs MCFFO-P-7/37-03-1550-SM-01-XX-00-00/00-01 MCF Fanout Fanout 1m 1m 1m MCFFO-P-7/37-03-1550-SM-01-FC/APC-00-00/00-01 FC/APC Connectors FC/APC Connectors MCF Fanout Fanout 1m 1m 1m MCFFO-P-4/50-04-1550-SM-01-XX-00-00/00-01-XX MCF Fanout Fanout 1m 1m 1m MCFFO-P-4/50-04-1550-SM-01-FC/APC-00-00/00-01 FC/APC Connectors FC/APC Connectors MCF Fanout Fanout 1m 1m 3/3 1m www.ChiralPhotonics.com