Design of a compact two-mode multi/demultiplexer consisting of multimode interference waveguides and a wavelength-insensitive phase shifter for mode-division multiplexing transmission

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 2421-2426

  Uematsu, Takui ^a   Ishizaka, Yuhei ^a   Kawaguchi, Yuki ^a   Saitoh, Kunimasa ^a   Koshiba, Masanori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finite element method; mode division multiplexing (MDM); multimode interference (MMI); phase shifter (PS); silicon nanowire

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION TOLERANCES; MMI WAVEGUIDES; MODE-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING (MDM); MULTI-MODE INTERFERENCE; MULTI/DEMULTIPLEXERS; SI NANOWIRE; SILICON NANOWIRES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRATED OPTICS; MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT; NANOWIRES; WAVEGUIDES;

MULTIPLEXING;

EID: 84862643543     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2012.2199961     Document Type: Article

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