Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh

Toptica Photonics Ag

Klos, Thomas

Thomas Klos

Stefan Wilhelm

Thomas Mehner

The invention relates to a method for homogenization of the output beam profile of a multimode optical waveguide (). The method comprises the following method steps: The invention furthermore relates to a device for carrying out the method. At least one splitting device () which is designed to split input radiation () over two or more beam paths (I-IV), at least one modulator () which is designed for modulating the radiation in at least one of the beam paths (I-IV), and at least one superimposition device which is designed for combining the beam paths (I-IV) by superimposing the modulated radiation and for directing the superimposed radiation onto the input () of the multimode optical waveguide (), are components of a photonic integrated circuit () according to an embodiment of the device.

Homogenization of the output beam profile of a multimode optical waveguide

A fiber plug facilitates optical coupling of a light-guiding fiber to a plug receptacle and includes a plug housing for receiving and locking parts of the fiber plug in position relative to one another. The plug housing has: a fiber inlet and a fiber bearing for the spatially fixed reception of the fiber; optically downstream of the fiber bearing along a beam path, an optical lens for collecting light exiting at an end face of the light-guiding fiber and for collimating the collected light; and a coupling surface with an output of the beam path and with a coupling structure for connection to a receptacle structure that is complementary to the coupling structure. An adjustable optical element is arranged optically downstream of the fiber bearing in the beam path and has a first component of a magnetic coupling consisting of two components and a first component of a kinematic coupling.

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Thomas Klos