Two-Mode Converters at 1.3 μm Based on Multimode Interference Couplers on InP SubstratesSupported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2014CB340102, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 61474111 and 61274046

Two-mode converters at 1.3 μm, aiming at applications in mode-division multiplexing in Ethernet systems, are proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Based on multimode interference couplers, the two-mode converters with 50% and 66% mode conversion efficiencies are designed and fabricated on InP su...

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Published in:Chinese physics letters 2016-02, Vol.33 (2)
Main Authors: Fei, Guo, Dan, Lu, Rui-Kang, Zhang, Hui-Tao, Wang, Wei, Wang, Chen, Ji
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Language:English
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Summary:Two-mode converters at 1.3 μm, aiming at applications in mode-division multiplexing in Ethernet systems, are proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Based on multimode interference couplers, the two-mode converters with 50% and 66% mode conversion efficiencies are designed and fabricated on InP substrates. Mode conversion from the fundamental mode (TE0) to the first order mode (TE1) is successfully demonstrated within the wavelength range of 1280-1320 nm. The 1.3-μm mode converters should be important devices in mode-division multiplexing systems in Ethernet systems.
ISSN:0256-307X
1741-3540
DOI:10.1088/0256-307X/33/2/024203