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Ultra-broadband mode (de)multiplexer based on a sub-wavelength engineered MMI coupler
09:00-09:15
2017-10-04 09:00
2017-10-04 09:15
America/Denver
Ultra-broadband mode (de)multiplexer based on a sub-wavelength engineered MMI coupler
We present an ultra-broadband two-mode de/multiplexer based on a multimode interference coupler with sub-wavelength grating waveguides, a symmetric Y-junction and a 90º phase shifter. Numerical simulations show insertion losses below 0.18 dB and crosstalk lower than -20.6 dB in a 300 nm wavelength range.
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D. González-Andrade
, Instituto de Óptica, CSIC, Madrid, Spain,
A. Velasco
, Instituto de Óptica, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
J. Wangüemert-Pérez
, ETSI Telecomunicación, Málaga, Spain
A. Ortega-Moñux
, ETSI Telecomunicación, Málaga, Spain
R. Halir
, ETSI Telecomunicación, Málaga, Spain
P. Cheben
, NRC Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
We present an ultra-broadband two-mode de/multiplexer based on a multimode interference coupler with sub-wavelength grating waveguides, a symmetric Y-junction and a 90º phase shifter. Numerical simulations show insertion losses below 0.18 dB and crosstalk lower than -20.6 dB in a 300 nm wavelength range.