Title :
Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuit Mode Multiplexer
Author :
Yunhong Ding ; Haiyan Ou ; Jing Xu ; Peucheret, Christophe
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a novel silicon photonic integrated circuit enabling multiplexing of orthogonal modes in a few-mode fiber (FMF). By selectively launching light to four vertical grating couplers, all six orthogonal spatial and polarization modes supported by the FMF are successfully excited independently.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; integrated optics; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; silicon; Si; few mode fiber; optical multiplexer; orthogonal mode multiplexing; orthogonal spatial mode; polarization mode; silicon photonic integrated circuit; vertical grating coupler; Couplers; Couplings; Gratings; Multiplexing; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Silicon; Grating coupler; mode multiplexer; photonic integrated circuit (PIC); silicon-on-insulator; space-division multiplexing (SDM);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2013.2247394
