• DocumentCode
    998283
  • Title

    Arrayed waveguide grating of 70×60 μm2 size based on Si photonic wire waveguides

  • Author

    Sasaki, K. ; Ohno, F. ; Motegi, A. ; Baba, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Japan
  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    14
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    7/7/2005 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    801
  • Lastpage
    802
  • Abstract
    A miniature arrayed waveguide grating of 70×60 μm2 size consisting of Si photonic wire waveguides was designed using complete modelling in the finite-difference time-domain simulation. The device was fabricated onto a silicon-on-insulator substrate and evaluated in the wavelength range around 1.55 μm. The clear demultiplexing characteristics were observed with a channel spacing of 11 nm and a loss of less than 1 dB.
  • Keywords
    arrayed waveguide gratings; demultiplexing; elemental semiconductors; finite difference time-domain analysis; optical planar waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; 1.55 micron; Si; Si photonic wire waveguides; arrayed waveguide grating; demultiplexing characteristics; finite-difference time-domain simulation; silicon-on-insulator substrate;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20051541
  • Filename
    1468045