Mode Heterogeneous Multimode Power Splitter Based on Cascaded Mode-Dependent Splitters and Converters

Abstract

To the best of our knowledge, a novel concept of mode heterogeneity for the design of multimode devices is presented in this paper and applied to the design of scalable multimode power splitters. Based on a cascade of mode-dependent splitters and converters, we achieve beam splitting and mode conversion for four modes from TE0 to TE3 in the bandwidth from 1525 nm to 1560 nm. The measurements of the device at 1550 nm show excellent performance, with the insertion loss ranging from 0.16 dB to 0.63 dB, crosstalk all below −16.71 dB, and power uniformity between 0.026 dB and 0.168 dB.