Title :
Phase plate tolerances in a tri-mode demultiplexer
Author :
van Uden, R.G.H. ; Okonkwo, C.M. ; de Waardt, H. ; Koonen, A.M.J.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
The tolerance in a mode-demultiplexer to rotational, longitudinal offset and phase mismatch is demonstrated to be 25 degrees, 15% of the 1/e2 radius of the LP01 mode, and 45 degrees respectively for <;1dB SNR penalty.
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; optical phase matching; optical rotation; longitudinal offset; phase mismatch; phase plate tolerances; rotational offset; tri-mode demultiplexer; Collimators; Crosstalk; Multiplexing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1526-6
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2012.6280804