Title :
Low-loss and broadband PLC-type mode (de)multiplexer for mode-division multiplexing transmission
Author :
Uematsu, Takui ; Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Hanzawa, Nobutomo ; Sakamoto, Takanori ; Matsui, Takashi ; Tsujikawa, Kyozo ; Koshiba, Masanori
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
Two types of low-loss and broadband mode (de)multiplexer based on PLC are designed and fabricated. Multiplex/demultiplex of LP01 and LP11 modes is achieved with a low loss over a wide wavelength range.
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; wavelength division multiplexing; LP01 mode; LP11 mode; WINC; broadband PLC-type mode demultiplexer; mode division multiplexing transmission; planar lightwave circuit; wavelength insensitive coupler; Broadband communication; Couplers; Insertion loss; Multiplexing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0