title: Mode splitter based on triple-core waveguide.
abstract: The mode index and mode field of a triple-core waveguide are simulated by the compact supercell method and the FEM method. The coupling property of LP(11) mode is analyzed, for the first time to our knowledge, which is similar to that of LP(01) mode except the different coupling length. Both LP(01) and LP(11) modes can be separated based on their different coupling lengths in the waveguide. When both modes are put into the central port, they will come out on different ports by optimizing the coupler length, and the mode extinction ratio can approach 30dB.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Optical Information, School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China. zhiwang@center.njtu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yongjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yajie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chongqing
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu