Compact spatial multiplexers for mode division multiplexing

H Chen, R van Uden, C Okonkwo, T Koonen - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
Spatial multiplexer (SMUX) for mode division multiplexing (MDM) has evolved from mode-
selective excitation, multiple-spot and photonic-lantern based solutions in order to minimize …

Design constraints of photonic-lantern spatial multiplexer based on laser-inscribed 3-D waveguide technology

H Chen, NK Fontaine, R Ryf, B Guan… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Laser-inscribed 3-D waveguide (3DW) technology has been applied to realize photonic-
lantern spatial multiplexer (SMUX), which potentially enables lossless mode (de) …

Ultra‐Compact and Efficient Integrated Multichannel Mode Multiplexer in Silicon for Few‐Mode Fibers

W Zhou, Z Zhang, H Chen, HK Tsang… - Laser & Photonics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Space‐division multiplexing (SDM) is one of the key enabling technologies to
increase the capacity of fiber communication systems. However, implementing SDM‐based …

Demonstration of a photonic integrated mode coupler with MDM and WDM transmission

H Chen, V Sleiffer, B Snyder… - IEEE Photonics …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, 3.072-Tb/s (six spatial and polarization modes× 4 wavelength-division
multiplexing (WDM)× 128-Gb/s 16QAM) transmission over 30 km of few-mode fiber (FMF) is …

Mode-selective photonic lanterns for space-division multiplexing

SG Leon-Saval, NK Fontaine, JR Salazar-Gil… - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a 3x1 fiber-based photonic lantern spatial-multiplexer with mode-selectivity
greater than 6 dB and transmission loss of less than 0.3 dB. The total insertion loss of the …

PLC-Based Four-Mode Multi/Demultiplexer With LP11 Mode Rotator on One Chip

N Hanzawa, K Saitoh, T Sakamoto, T Matsui… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
We propose a PLC-based mode multi/demultiplexer (MUX/DEMUX) for mode-division
multiplexing. We show numerically that the PLC-based mode MUX/DEMUX with a uniform …

Free-standing microscale photonic lantern spatial mode (De-) multiplexer fabricated using 3D nanoprinting

Y Dana, Y Garcia, A Kukin, L Dallachiesa… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Photonic lantern (PL) spatial multiplexers show great promise for a range of applications,
such as future high-capacity mode division multiplexing (MDM) optical communication …

Mode multi/demultiplexing with parallel waveguide for mode division multiplexed transmission

N Hanzawa, K Saitoh, T Sakamoto, T Matsui… - Optics …, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We propose a planar lightwave circuit (PLC)-based mode multi/demultiplexer
(MUX/DEMUX) with an asymmetric parallel waveguide for mode division multiplexed (MDM) …

57 channel (19× 3) spatial multiplexer fabricated using direct laser inscription

P Mitchell, G Brown, R Thomson, N Psaila, A Kar - OFC 2014, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
57 channel (19×3) spatial multiplexer fabricated using direct laser inscription Page 1
M3K.5.pdf OFC 2014 © OSA 2014 57 Channel (19x3) Spatial Multiplexer Fabricated using …

Photonic lanterns, 3-D waveguides, multiplane light conversion, and other components that enable space-division multiplexing

NK Fontaine, J Carpenter, S Gross… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Four-mode multiplexing and manipulation technologies are reviewed in the context of space-
division multiplexing (SDM) optical communication systems. These are multiplane light …