• DocumentCode
    161504
  • Title

    Degenerate modes multiplexer/demultiplexer using Mach-Zehnder interferometer with image inversion

  • Author

    Soma, Daiki ; Takeshima, Koki ; Igarashi, Koji ; Tsuritani, Takehiro

  • Author_Institution
    KDDI R&D Labs. Inc., Fujimino, Japan
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    21-25 Sept. 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A novel degenerate mode multiplexer/demultiplexer using Mach-Zehnder interferometer with an image inversion function is proposed and developed. Low-loss multiplexing/demultiplexing operation of degenerate modes of LP11ab, LP21ab and LP31ab is experimentally demonstrated respectively.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; demultiplexing equipment; laser modes; multiplexing; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; LP11ab; LP21ab; LP31ab; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; degenerate modes demultiplexer; degenerate modes multiplexer; image inversion function; Insertion loss; Loss measurement; Multiplexing; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Q-factor; Signal to noise ratio;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cannes
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964118
  • Filename
    6964118