Silicon Chip-to-Chip Mode-Division Multiplexing

A chip-to-chip mode-division multiplexing connection is demonstrated using a pair of multiplexers/demultiplexers fabricated on the silicon-on-insulator platform. Successful mode multiplexing and demultiplexing is experimentally demonstrated, using the LP<inf>01</inf>, LP<inf>11a</inf> and LP<inf>11b</inf> modes.