• DocumentCode
    675260
  • Title

    Spatial mode multiplexer/demultiplexer based on tapered hollow waveguide with lateral optical confinement structure

  • Author

    Yamakawa, Hiroshi ; Sadamitsu, Masanori ; Sakaguchi, T. ; Koyama, Fumio

  • Author_Institution
    Precision & Intell. Lab., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    27-30 Oct. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a spatial-mode multiplexer/demultiplexer based on a tapered hollow waveguide with lateral optical confinement. The fabricated device shows vertical radiation spots for different spatial transverse-modes traveling along a tapered hollow waveguide. Both multiplexing and demultiplexing functions are presented, exhibiting a potential of 2D spatial-mode multiplexing/demultiplexing devices in compact fashion.
  • Keywords
    demultiplexing equipment; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; space division multiplexing; 2D spatial-mode demultiplexing devices; 2D spatial-mode multiplexing devices; lateral optical confinement structure; spatial mode demultiplexer; spatial mode multiplexer; spatial transverse-modes; tapered hollow waveguide; vertical radiation spots; Hollow waveguides; Mirrors; Multiplexing; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microoptics Conference (MOC), 2013 18th
  • Conference_Location
    Tokyo
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6715157