Novel Mode-Division Multiplexer/Demultiplexer with Ultra-Large Bandwidth and Ultra-Low Insertion Loss Based on Five-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber

Zhanqiang Hui; Zelin Li; Dongdong Han; Tiantian Li

doi:10.3788/AOS240713

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 16, 1606003(2024)

Novel Mode-Division Multiplexer/Demultiplexer with Ultra-Large Bandwidth and Ultra-Low Insertion Loss Based on Five-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber

Zhanqiang Hui^1,2、*, Zelin Li^1,2, Dongdong Han^1,2, and Tiantian Li^1,2

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¹School of Electronic Engineering, Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi’an 710121, Shaanxi , China

²Xi’an Key Laboratory of Microwave Photonics and Optical Communication, Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi’an 710121, Shaanxi , China

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Zhanqiang Hui, Zelin Li, Dongdong Han, Tiantian Li. Novel Mode-Division Multiplexer/Demultiplexer with Ultra-Large Bandwidth and Ultra-Low Insertion Loss Based on Five-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2024, 44(16): 1606003

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Paper Information

Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

Received: Mar. 8, 2024

Accepted: Apr. 28, 2024

Published Online: Aug. 5, 2024

The Author Email: Hui Zhanqiang (zhanqianghui@xupt.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS240713

CSTR:32393.14.AOS240713

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