We propose a method leading to a design for non-periodic diffractive phase
elements (DPEs) that can implement wavelength (de)multiplexing in the 1520-
1560 nm region. The numerical simulation results show that this resulting m
odelised device has non-polarisation sensitivity and can implement several
optical functions (color separator, (de)multiplexer, coupler, router). (C)
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