Title :
Asymmetric parallel waveguide with mode conversion for mode and wavelength division multiplexing transmission
Author :
Hanzawa, Nobutomo ; Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Sakamoto, Taiji ; Matsui, Takashi ; Tomita, Shigeru ; Koshiba, Masanori
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
An asymmetric parallel waveguide realizes low-loss mode conversion and MUX/DEMUX simultaneously over a wide wavelength range. MDM and WDM transmission is achieved with a low insertion loss of <;1.6dB for LP01 and LP11 modes.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibres; wavelength division multiplexing; MDM transmission; WDM transmission; asymmetric parallel waveguide; insertion loss; mode conversion; wavelength division multiplexing transmission; Insertion loss; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3