In-phase mode selection of 18-core photonic crystal fiber based on Talbot resonator

An effective mode selection is important for the multi-core photonic crystal fiber（PCF）to obtain good output.Talbot cavity is popular to lock the in-phase mode,but few satisfactory experimental results have been reported.In this paper,a dual-Talbot cavity with reflected mirrors on each side of PCF is designed to lock the in-phase mode.The design gains the advantage of in-phase mode against out-of-phase mode.What＇s more,it can weaken the influence brought by the imperfect end facet of the fiber.The corresponding theoretical analyses and the experiment are taken.The experimental results suggest that the dual-Talbot cavity improves the capacity of mode selection.