Title :
Integrated optical orbital angular momentum multiplexing device using 3-D waveguides and a silica PLC
Author :
Binbin Guan ; Scott, Ryan P. ; Fontaine, Nicolas K. ; Su, Tao ; Ferrari, Carlo ; Cappuzzo, Mark ; Klemens, Fred ; Keller, B. ; Earnshaw, Mark ; Yoo, S.J.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a low-loss hybrid-integrated device based on a silica planar lightwave circuit (PLC) coupled to a 3-D photonic circuit that efficiently generates and multiplexes 15 optical orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes in free space.
Keywords :
integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; 3-D photonic circuit; 3-D waveguides; OAM; SiO2; free space; integrated optical orbital angular momentum multiplexing device; low-loss hybrid integrated device; planar lightwave circuit; silica PLC; Integrated optics; Loss measurement; Multiplexing; Optical device fabrication; Optical vortices; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
