Title :
Optical mode converter using multi-mode interference structure
Author :
Chaen, Yutaka ; Tanaka, Ryo ; Hamamoto, Kiichi
Author_Institution :
Interdiscipl. Grad. Sch. of Eng. Sci., Kyushu Univ., Kasuga, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate multi-mode interference (MMI) based optical mode converter for spatial multi-mode multiplexing transmission. The implemented device showed mode-conversion of over 35 nm operation band with less than 0.5 dB excess loss, and full C-band operation was confirmed successfully.
Keywords :
light interference; optical communication equipment; optical losses; space division multiplexing; MMI structure; full C-band operation; multimode interference structure; optical mode converter; spatial multimode multiplexing transmission; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Microoptics Conference (MOC), 2013 18th
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
