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Demonstration of a Photonic Integrated Mode Coupler With MDM and WDM Transmission
In this letter, 3.072-Tb/s (six spatial and polarization modes × 4 wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) ×128-Gb/s 16QAM) transmission over 30 km of few-mode fiber (FMF) is demonstrated employing a photonic integrated mode coupler based on silicon-on-insulator (SoI) technology. A 2-D top coupling s...
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Published in: | IEEE photonics technology letters 2013-11, Vol.25 (21), p.2039-2042 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | In this letter, 3.072-Tb/s (six spatial and polarization modes × 4 wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) ×128-Gb/s 16QAM) transmission over 30 km of few-mode fiber (FMF) is demonstrated employing a photonic integrated mode coupler based on silicon-on-insulator (SoI) technology. A 2-D top coupling solution with five small vertical grating couplers is proposed for coupling between an SoI chip and an FMF, guiding LP 01 and LP 11 modes. Push-pull and center launch configurations for exciting LP 11 and LP 01 modes, respectively, through mode-profile matching are analyzed and implemented on the SoI chip. |
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ISSN: | 1041-1135 1941-0174 |
DOI: | 10.1109/LPT.2013.2280669 |