Fabrication and characterization of ion-exchanged glass binary phase plates for mode-division multiplexing

Carlos Montero; Vicente Moreno; Xesús Prieto-Blanco; Eduardo F. Mateo; Ezra Ip; Jesús Liñares

doi:10.1117/12.910297

24 January 2012 Fabrication and characterization of ion-exchanged glass binary phase plates for mode-division multiplexing

Carlos Montero, Vicente Moreno, Xesús Prieto-Blanco, Eduardo F. Mateo, Ezra Ip, Jesús Liñares

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Proceedings Volume 8284, Next-Generation Optical Communication: Components, Sub-Systems, and Systems; 82840H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.910297
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

In response to ever growing data traffic, significant efforts are being made to increase optical network capacity. One promising candidate is mode-division multiplexing (MDM) in few-mode fibers, which uses space as a new information-bearing dimension. A fundamental element for MDM is a modal transformer. Modal transformation can be implemented in a free-space basis by using multi-region phase plates. In this work we present the design, fabrication and characterization of monolithic binary phase plates by highly-uniform Ag⁺/Na⁺ ion-exchange in glass. Diffracted optical field intensities have been measured and high quality mode transformation has been confirmed.

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Carlos Montero, Vicente Moreno, Xesús Prieto-Blanco, Eduardo F. Mateo, Ezra Ip, and Jesús Liñares "Fabrication and characterization of ion-exchanged glass binary phase plates for mode-division multiplexing", Proc. SPIE 8284, Next-Generation Optical Communication: Components, Sub-Systems, and Systems, 82840H (24 January 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.910297

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