Title :
Integrated switch for mode-division multiplexing (MDM) and wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM)
Author :
Stern, Brian ; Xiaoliang Zhu ; Chen, Christine P. ; Tzuang, Lawrence D. ; Cardenas, Jaime ; Bergman, Keren ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the first integrated switch for mode-division multiplexing (MDM) and wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM). We show on-chip routing of four 10 Gb/s channels with <;-20 dB crosstalk and 0.5-1.4 dB power penalty.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; integrated switch; mode-division multiplexing; on-chip routing; optical crosstalk; wavelength-division multiplexing; Loss measurement; Optical ring resonators; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA