An arbitrary mode converter with high precision for mode division multiplexing in optical fibers

作者：Lan, Mingying^*; Gao, Li; Yu, Song; Nie, Song; Cai, Shanyong; Qi, Xiaoli; Du, Zhichao; Ma, Chenxing; Gu, Wanyi

来源：Journal of Modern Optics, 2015, 62(5): 348-352.

DOI：10.1080/09500340.2014.982223

• optical communications
• spatial light modulators
• mode division multiplexing
• mode conversion
• simulated annealing algorithm

In this paper, a high-precision arbitrary-mode converter is proposed for mode-division multiplexing optical fiber communication systems. As the kernel of this converter, a phase-only spatial light modulation based on simulated annealing algorithm is used as a spatial spectrum filter. The results demonstrate that our proposed mode converter is of high precision and is capable of converting different modes without any physical change.

• 出版日期2015
• 单位北京邮电大学; 信息光子学与光通信国家重点实验室