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[ThB1-1]Spatial Mode Controllable Transmission with Programmable Photonic Processor

○Kohki Shibahara1, Mitsumasa Nakajima2, Kohei Ikeda3,4, Akira Kawai1, Toshikazu Hashimoto2, Masaya Notomi3,4, Yutaka Miyamoto1 (1NTT Network Innovation Labs., 2NTT Device Technology Labs., 3NTT Nanophotonic Center, 4NTT Basic Research Labs.)
We review recent advances in photonic processor applications to mode-division-multiplexing transmission and demonstrate improved spatial-mode controllability via our on-chip mode permutation technique, enabling seamless switching between weakly- and strongly-coupled transmission regimes.