Demonstration of mode conversion using anti-symmetric waveguide Bragg gratings

Opt Express. 2005 May 30;13(11):4180-4. doi: 10.1364/opex.13.004180.

Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate a novel grating which only produces reflection with mode conversion in a two-mode waveguide. That characteristic can improve the performance of optical devices that currently use tilted Bragg gratings to provide the mode conversion. Tilted Bragg gratings produce also reflections without mode conversion which increases noise and crosstalk of the optical device.