A Silicon Photonic 32-Input Coherent Combiner for Turbulence Mitigation in Free Space Optics Links

L De Marinis, PS Kincaid, Y Lucas, L Krafft… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) for the coherent combination of 32 input optical signals
into a single output fiber is reported. The PIC was fabricated using a low-loss thick silicon-on …