Abstract

An InP-based monolithically integrated few-mode transmitter aiming at the combination of wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) and mode division multiplexing (MDM) technologies is proposed. The core elements of the proposed transmitter are mode converters and a wavelength-mode division multiplexer that are all based on multimode interference (MMI) couplers. Simulations show that the wavelength-mode division multiplexer has a large fabrication tolerance of 30 and 0.5 μm for the length and the width of the device, respectively. A low loss below 0.26 dB for the passive parts of the transmitter is obtained in the whole C-band wavelength range.

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