Broadband, Mode-Selective 15-Mode Multiplexer Based on Multi-Plane Light Conversion

OFC Conference (2017)

Section : Fiber networks
Publication date: 2017

Authors: Nicolas Barré, Bertrand Denolle, Pu Jian, Jean-François Morizur, Guillaume Labroille
CAILabs, 8 rue du 7e d’Artillerie, 35000 Rennes, France
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, Th2A.7 (2017)

Abstract

We report a 15 spatial mode multiplexer based on Multi-Plane Light Conversion, with high mode selectivity across the full C+L band. The multiplexer shows average 4.4 dB insertion loss and 23 dB mode selectivity.