Research on space-division multiplexing (SDM) came to prominence in early 2010 being
primarily proposed as a means of multiplying the information-carrying capacity of optical …

Speckle patterns are a powerful tool for high-precision metrology because they enable
remarkable performance in relatively simple setups. Nonetheless, researchers in this field …

Miniaturized integrated spectrometers will have unprecedented impact on applications
ranging from unmanned aerial vehicles to mobile phones, and silicon photonics promises to …

For photonic devices, structural disorder and light scattering have long been considered
annoying and detrimental features that were best avoided or minimized. This review shows …

The wide application of optical spectroscopy makes miniaturized spectrometers with
fundamental importance. The scalability, high-performance, low-cost, and small footprint are …

We designed a high-resolution compact spectrometer based on an evanescently coupled
multimode spiral waveguide. Interference between the modes in the waveguide forms a …

The speckle pattern produced when a laser is scattered by a disordered medium has
recently been shown to give a surprisingly accurate or broadband measurement of …

The accurate determination and control of the wavelength of light is fundamental to many
fields of science. Speckle patterns resulting from the interference of multiple reflections in …

Multimode optical fibers have seen increasing applications in communication, imaging, high-
power lasers, and amplifiers. However, inherent imperfections and environmental …

Miniaturized spectrometers have been widely researched in recent years, but few studies
are conducted with on-chip multimode schemes for mode-division multiplexing (MDM) …