Mode-selective switch for ROADM using volume holograms and spatial light modulator

H Hayashi, A Okamoto, T Maeda… - … , Sub-Systems, and …, 2020 - spiedigitallibrary.org
H Hayashi, A Okamoto, T Maeda, T Shiba, K Ogawa, A Tomita, T Takahata, S Shinada…
Next-Generation Optical Communication: Components, Sub-Systems …, 2020spiedigitallibrary.org
In this research, we propose a mode selective switch (MSS) using volume holograms. MSS
is a device that distributes the mode-division multiplexed (MDM) signal to different output
ports for each spatial mode component contained in the signal. Using MSS, the function of
reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) can be implemented, which can
manipulate arbitrary spatial mode signal at any position in the next generation MDM
network. In our proposed MSS, the incident signal is separated into spatial mode …
In this research, we propose a mode selective switch (MSS) using volume holograms. MSS is a device that distributes the mode-division multiplexed (MDM) signal to different output ports for each spatial mode component contained in the signal. Using MSS, the function of reconfigurable optical add / drop multiplexer (ROADM) can be implemented, which can manipulate arbitrary spatial mode signal at any position in the next generation MDM network. In our proposed MSS, the incident signal is separated into spatial mode components by the volume hologram on the input side. The signal destination will be selected for each mode by diffracting independently. The spatial mode components are separated in direction of the plurality of volume holograms on the output side using a spatial light modulator (SLM). In the volume hologram on the output side, the multiple spatial mode components are recombined and emitted once again as an MDM signal. This method has the advantageous that one volume hologram can multiplex or de-multiplex multiple modes, allowing it to cope easily with the increase in the number of modes and ports to be multiplexed. In the experiment, the optical signal lights of three-mode are separated for each spatial mode by the volume hologram on the input side, and the switching to either of the two ports on the output side is successfully performed for each mode using the SLM.
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