Demonstration of PLC-based six-mode multiplexer for mode division multiplexing transmission

We demonstrated a six-spatial-mode multiplexer using effective index matching and adiabatic mode transition. Six-mode multiplexing including the equal effective indices of LP21b and LP02 was successfully achieved with a fabricated PLC on one chip.

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