[TuE2] Mode Control Devices

[TuE2-6] Wavelength Demultiplexer Designs Operating over Mode-Multiplexed Rectangular Waveguide

Miri Blau, 〇Dan M. Marom (The Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Israel)

Keywords:Spatial division multiplexing (SDM) waveguide devices, Optical filters, demultiplexers, demodulators, equalizers, dispersion compensators, and other signal conditioning devices

We investigate wavelength multiplexer/demultiplexer designs supporting multiple spatial modes arranged along one transverse direction of a rectangular waveguide. Low mode dependent loss solutions are proposed, paving the way to SDM-WDM communication networks.