[TuE2] Mode Control Devices

[TuE2-1] A Design of Low MDL Scrambling-type PLC 6-mode Multiplexer

〇Motoki Shirata¹, Misa Kudo¹, Takeshi Fujisawa¹, Taiji Sakamoto², Takashi Matsui², Kyozo Tsujikawa², Kazuhide Nakajima², Kunimasa Saitoh¹ (¹Hokkaido Univ., Japan, ²NTT Corporation, Japan)

Keywords:Planar lightwave circuits (PLC), Spatial division multiplexing (SDM) waveguide devices

A low mode-dependent-loss scrambling-type 6-mode multi/demultiplexers (mode scramblers) together with the design methodology is proposed for mode-division multiplexing system. The condition for achieving low mode-dependent-loss characteristics is discussed through two-type of mode scramblers.