DocumentCode
1792517
Title
Multimode interference based ultra-low loss silicon waveguide crossing
Author
Yang Zhang ; Hosseini, Amir ; Xiaochuan Xu ; Kwong, David ; Chen, Ray T.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
4-7 May 2014
Firstpage
137
Lastpage
138
Abstract
We design and fabricate waveguide crossing arrays based on optimized multimode interference. Insertion loss of ~0.02dB per crossing and crosstalk <;-40dB at 1550nm operating wavelength and broad transmission spectrum of 90nm are experimentally demonstrated.
Keywords
integrated optics; light interference; optical arrays; optical crosstalk; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; broad transmission spectrum; insertion loss; loss -0.02 dB; operating wavelength; optical crosstalk; optimized multimode interference; ultralow loss silicon waveguide crossing; waveguide crossing array design; waveguide crossing array fabrication; wavelength 1550 nm; wavelength 90 nm; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Insertion loss; Interference; Optical losses; Photonics; Silicon; Waveguide crossing; multimode interference; subwavelength nanostructure;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-2467-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OIC.2014.6886117
Filename
6886117
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