Novel multicore structures

Tube with many rods on the left side and microcope picture of multicore fibre on the left side Tube with many rods on the left side and microcope picture of multicore fibre on the left side Tube with many rods on the left side and microcope picture of multicore fibre on the left side
Manufacturing of multicore fibres: from stacked preform (left) to multicore fibre (right)

Multicore fibres with thousands of cores are a well-established technology in endoscopy. They transfer 2D intensity images from the distal to the proximal fiber end. However, a 3D imaging or light-field control becomes only possible, if not only the intensity but also the phase is recorded or controlled. This so-called lens-less endoscopy is of outstanding interest for various applications, e.g. in biomedicine. Traditional multicore fibres have periodic core layouts and are quite sensitive to bending variations. The periodic layout leads to unwanted coherent side-lobes if the 3D light field at the distal end is controlled remotely from the proximal end. Thus, we are working on novel aperiodic multicore designs, which will even be insensitive to bending variations. A particular goal of us will be to develop a scalable productions process that can be scaled to very large multicore designs. In addition, we are investigating strategies to suppress the core-to-core power coupling - a goal which will also be of relevance for future telecommunication concepts based on multicore fibres.

Current projects

HoloScope - needle-shaped lensless holographic endoscope

Publications on this topic

Stephan, R.; Steinke, M.; Rühl, A.; Kuschmierz, R.; Hausmann, K.; Ließmann, M.; Ristau, D.; Czarske, J. (2021): Design studies of aperiodic multicore fibres for lensless endoscopyEuropean Conferences on Biomedical Optics 2021 (ECBO), OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 2021), paper ETu2A.30
ISBN: 978-1-943580-95-8

Stephan, R.; Scharf, E.; Zolnacz, K.; Hausmann, K.; Liessmann, M.; Kötters, L.; Czarske, J.; Ristau, D.; Kuschmierz, R.; Steinke, M. (2022): Scalable fabrication of twisted aperiodic multicore fibers for next-generation lens-less endoscopyEurophoton 2022, Hannover, Poster THU-P-2.5

Contact

Dr. Michael Steinke
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30167 Hannover
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Address
Callinstraße 36
30167 Hannover
Building
Room
232