• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 22, Issue 3, 030602 (2024)
Yanan Zhong, Chuxuan Lin, Juncheng Fang**, Ting Lei, and Xiaocong Yuan*
Author Affiliations
  • Nanophotonics Research Centre, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology & Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202422.030602 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yanan Zhong, Chuxuan Lin, Juncheng Fang, Ting Lei, Xiaocong Yuan, "LP modes exchange based on multiplane light conversion," Chin. Opt. Lett. 22, 030602 (2024) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Data exchange between different mode channels is essential in the optical communication network with mode-division multiplexing (MDM). However, there are challenges in realizing mode exchange with low insert loss, low mode crosstalk, and high integration. Here, we designed and fabricated a mode exchange device based on multiplane light conversion (MPLC), which supports the transmission of LP01, LP11a, LP11b, and LP21 modes in the C-band and L-band. The simulated exchanged mode purities are greater than 85%. The phase masks were fabricated on a silicon substrate to facilitate the integration with optical systems, with an insert loss of less than 2.2 dB and mode crosstalk below -21 dB due primarily to machining inaccuracies and alignment errors. We carried out an optical communication experiment with 10 Gbit/s OOK and QPSK data transmission at the wavelength of 1550 nm and obtained excellent performance with the device. It paves the way for flexible data exchange as a building block in MDM optical communication networks.
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    Yanan Zhong, Chuxuan Lin, Juncheng Fang, Ting Lei, Xiaocong Yuan, "LP modes exchange based on multiplane light conversion," Chin. Opt. Lett. 22, 030602 (2024)
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