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A Mach-Zehnder Mode Multi/Demultiplexer based on Si/Silica Hybrid PLC Platform for WDM/MDM Transmission
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A Mach-Zehnder Mode Multi/Demultiplexer based on Si/Silica Hybrid PLC Platform for WDM/MDM Transmission
A low-loss and low-crosstalk Mach-Zehnder mode/wavelength multi/demultiplexer based on silica-PLC platform is proposed for WDM/MDM transmission. The Mach-Zehnder filter for “mode” and “wavelength” can be constructed by newly designed broadband 3dB-mode-divider. Furthermore, using Si/silica hybrid platform, footprint of the chip can be drastically reduced.
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M. Kudo
, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan,
S. Ohta
, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
E. Taguchi
, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
T. Fujisawa
, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
K. Saitoh
, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
T. Sakamoto
, NTT Corporation, Tsukuba, Japan
T. Matsui
, NTT Corporation, Tsukuba, Japan
K. Tsujikawa
, NTT Corporation, Tsukuba, Japan
K. Nakajima
, NTT Corporation, Tsukuba, Japan
A low-loss and low-crosstalk Mach-Zehnder mode/wavelength multi/demultiplexer based on silica-PLC platform is proposed for WDM/MDM transmission. The Mach-Zehnder filter for “mode” and “wavelength” can be constructed by newly designed broadband 3dB-mode-divider. Furthermore, using Si/silica hybrid platform, footprint of the chip can be drastically reduced.