Multimode silicon photonics is attracting more and more attention because the introduction
of higher-order modes makes it possible to increase the channel number for data …

Recently, silicon‐integrated optical circuits have attracted intensive interests, thanks to the
compatibility with the complementary metal‐oxide‐semiconductor (CMOS) technology that …

On-chip integrated mode-division multiplexing (MDM) is an emerging technique for large-
capacity data communications. In the past few years, while several configurations have been …

The optical switches for single-mode operation cannot be directly utilized in optical
communication and interconnect systems adopting mode-division multiplexing. In this paper …

Data exchange among different mode channels is indispensable for optical communication
system adopting mode-division multiplexing. Traditional mode exchange device is complex …

Various passive photonic integrated devices have been developed successfully with silicon-
on-insulator (SOI) nanowires in the past decade. It is well known that SOI-nanowire …

To overcome the capacity crunch of optical communications based on the traditional single-
mode fiber (SMF), different modes in a few-mode fiber (FMF) can be employed for mode …

As an important degree of freedom (dof) in photonic integrated circuits, the orthogonal
transverse mode provides a promising and flexible way to increase communication …

Applications of optical switches, such as signal routing and data-intensive computing, are
critical in optical interconnects and optical computing. Integrated optical switches enabled by …

Mode-division multiplexing (MDM) is a promising approach to dramatically enhance the
transmission capacity. A reconfigurable mode (De) multiplexer/switch (RMDS) is a key …