Mode division multiplexing over 19-cell hollow-core photonic bandgap fibre by employing integrated mode multiplexer

Author

Haoshuo Chen ; van Uden, R.G.H. ; Okonkwo, C.M. ; Yongmin Jung ; Wheeler, N.V. ; Fokoua, E. Numkam ; Baddela, N. ; Petrovich, M.N. ; Poletti, F. ; Richardson, D.J. ; Raz, Oded ; de Waardt, H. ; Koonen, A.M.J.

Author_Institution

Electro-Opt. Commun., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands

Volume

50

Issue

17

fYear

2014

fDate

Aug. 14 2014

Firstpage

1227

Lastpage

1229

Abstract

A photonic integrated mode coupler based on silicon-on-insulator is employed for mode division multiplexing (MDM) over a 193 m 19-cell hollow-core photonic bandgap fibre (HC-PBGF) with a -3 dB bandwidth >120 nm. Robust MDM transmissions using LP₀₁ and LP₁₁ modes, and two degenerate LP₁₁ modes (LP_11a and LP_11b) are both experimentally verified.

Keywords

cores; elemental semiconductors; light transmission; multiplexing; multiplexing equipment; optical fibre couplers; photonic band gap; silicon; silicon-on-insulator; 19-cell hollow-core photonic bandgap fibre; HC-PBGF; LP₀₁ mode; LP₁₁ mode; MDM transmission; SOI; Si; gain -3 dB; integrated mode multiplexer; mode division multiplexing transmission; photonic integrated mode coupler; silicon-on-insulator;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics Letters

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0013-5194

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/el.2014.1588

Filename

6880225