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    • Photonics and Optical Engineering
    • Integrated Optics
    • Nanophotonics

    Background:

    • Higher-order mode sources are crucial for on-chip multimode applications.
    • Efficient and compact mode converters are needed to increase data transmission capacity.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and demonstrate a silicon-based mode-order conversion scheme.
    • To achieve efficient conversion from the fundamental TE0 mode to higher-order TE modes (TE1, TE2, TE3).

    Main Methods:

    • Designing and optimizing etched slots on a circular waveguide.
    • Utilizing silicon photonics for device fabrication.
    • Analyzing structural parameters and performance metrics like efficiency, crosstalk, and insertion loss.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved 99.1% mode conversion efficiency for TE0 to TE1 mode.
    • Reported modal crosstalk of -25.7 dB and insertion loss of 0.21 dB.
    • Demonstrated a compact device size of approximately 8µm x 8µm, with fabrication feasible via a single lithography and etching step.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed scheme offers high performance, compact size, and ease of fabrication.
    • The device is scalable for other higher-order mode conversions (TE0-TE2, TE0-TE3).
    • This technology holds promise for enhancing transmission capacities in on-chip multimode applications.