Title :
Demonstration of selective mode multiplexing/de-multiplexing in a multimode silicon waveguides via asymmetric Y-junctions: Towards on-chip MDM
Author :
Driscoll, Jeffrey B. ; Grote, Richard R. ; Souhan, Brian ; Dadap, Jerry I. ; Osgood, Richard M.
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. Sci. Labs., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate selective mode multiplexing/de-multiplexing in a multimode Si waveguide via asymmetric Y-junctions, with crosstalk as low as -30 dB and <; 0.5 dB insertion loss over the entire C-band.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; multiplexing; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical losses; optical waveguides; silicon; C-band; Si; asymmetric Y-junctions; insertion loss; loss -30 dB; multimode silicon waveguides; on-chip MDM; optical crosstalk; selective mode demultiplexing; selective mode multiplexing; Crosstalk; Multiplexing; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Silicon; System-on-chip;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
