• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 14, Issue 8, 080601 (2016)
Zhaosong Li1, Dan Lu1、*, Bing Zuo2, Song Liang1, Xuliang Zhou1, and Jiaoqing Pan1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science and Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2Network Technology Research Institute, China United Network Communications Corporation Limited, Beijing 100048, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201614.080601 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zhaosong Li, Dan Lu, Bing Zuo, Song Liang, Xuliang Zhou, Jiaoqing Pan. Proposal of an InP-based few-mode transmitter based on multimode interference couplers for wavelength division multiplexing and mode division multiplexing applications[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(8): 080601 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of the MMI-based few-mode transmitter.
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of the MMI-based few-mode transmitter.
    Schematic diagram of the mode converter/multiplexer.
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of the mode converter/multiplexer.
    Schematic diagram of the wavelength-mode division multiplexer: (a) general interference N×1 MMI and (b) symmetric interference K×1 MMI.
    Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of the wavelength-mode division multiplexer: (a) general interference N×1 MMI and (b) symmetric interference K×1 MMI.
    (a) Epitaxial structure of the MMI, and (b) the cross section view of the waveguide.
    Fig. 4. (a) Epitaxial structure of the MMI, and (b) the cross section view of the waveguide.
    Field distributions of a 3×1 symmetric interference MMI as a multiplexer (MMI-3) when (a) a fundamental TE0 mode or (b) a first-order TE1 mode is injected into a different input port.
    Fig. 5. Field distributions of a 3×1 symmetric interference MMI as a multiplexer (MMI-3) when (a) a fundamental TE0 mode or (b) a first-order TE1 mode is injected into a different input port.
    Wavelength sensitivity of the 3×1 MMI wavelength-mode multiplexer when (a) the fundamental TE0 modes or (b) the first-order TE1 modes are launched from port 1 to port 3.
    Fig. 6. Wavelength sensitivity of the 3×1 MMI wavelength-mode multiplexer when (a) the fundamental TE0 modes or (b) the first-order TE1 modes are launched from port 1 to port 3.
    Simulated fabrication tolerance for the (a) length and (b) width direction of the wavelength-mode division multiplexer.
    Fig. 7. Simulated fabrication tolerance for the (a) length and (b) width direction of the wavelength-mode division multiplexer.
    Field distribution when an input TE0 mode transmits through (a–c) MMI-1 and MMI-2 and (d–e) MMI-1, MMI-2, and MMI-3. (a) and (b) are obtained by disconnecting one of the feeding arms to MMI-2.
    Fig. 8. Field distribution when an input TE0 mode transmits through (a–c) MMI-1 and MMI-2 and (d–e) MMI-1, MMI-2, and MMI-3. (a) and (b) are obtained by disconnecting one of the feeding arms to MMI-2.
    Simulated loss vs. wavelength for the whole device (the intrinsic loss of MMIs has been subtracted).
    Fig. 9. Simulated loss vs. wavelength for the whole device (the intrinsic loss of MMIs has been subtracted).
    Zhaosong Li, Dan Lu, Bing Zuo, Song Liang, Xuliang Zhou, Jiaoqing Pan. Proposal of an InP-based few-mode transmitter based on multimode interference couplers for wavelength division multiplexing and mode division multiplexing applications[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(8): 080601
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