• DocumentCode
    3260409
  • Title

    Separating arbitrary overlapping spatial modes losslessly and without calculations

  • Author

    Miller, David A. B.

  • Author_Institution
    Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    8-10 July 2013
  • Firstpage
    101
  • Lastpage
    102
  • Abstract
    We show how to separate arbitrary orthogonal spatial modes in an approach that avoids fundamental splitting loss, requires no calculations, compensates for drift in components or beams, and could be implemented with silicon photonics.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; elemental semiconductors; laser beams; laser modes; optical couplers; optical losses; silicon; Mach-Zehnder couplers; Si; arbitrary beam couplers; arbitrary overlapping spatial modes separation; compensation; fundamental splitting loss; silicon photonics; Couplers; Detectors; Optical devices; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Phase shifters; Photonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2013 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Waikoloa, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5059-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHOSST.2013.6614506
  • Filename
    6614506