Polarization-Insensitive Silicon Nitride Photonic Receiver at 1 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu$</tex-math></inline-formula>m for Optical Interconnects

This paper demonstrates with FDTD simulations a silicon nitride polarization independent coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) receiver platform based on square waveguides for optical interconnects at 1 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu$</tex-math>&...

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Main Authors: Alexander Caut, Vijay Shekhawat, Victor Torres-Company, Magnus Karlsson
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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description This paper demonstrates with FDTD simulations a silicon nitride polarization independent coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) receiver platform based on square waveguides for optical interconnects at 1 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu$</tex-math></inline-formula>m. Here, the channel spacing of the demultiplexers is much smaller than standard CWDM systems (25 nm) and is set to 8 nm. To avoid high waveguide propagation and radiation losses, several waveguide dimensions were considered. The 450 nm (width) &#x00D7; 450 nm (height) waveguide presented a good tradeoff between low loss and single-mode behavior and was therefore selected. The demultiplexer has a simulated polarization dependence on the waveguide&#x2019;s width variations of 0.17 nm/nm. In addition, we present edge coupler designs with coupling loss within 2.5 dB for TE and TM polarization.
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spelling doaj-art-0d82021d3e5e415c910fa8e8f9d0e5702025-08-20T03:33:14ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552024-01-011631710.1109/JPHOT.2024.338487010490094Polarization-Insensitive Silicon Nitride Photonic Receiver at 1 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu$</tex-math></inline-formula>m for Optical InterconnectsAlexander Caut0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7790-5188Vijay Shekhawat1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8590-0774Victor Torres-Company2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3504-2118Magnus Karlsson3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2438-2491Photonics Laboratory, Department of Microtechnology, Nanoscience, Chalmers University of Technology, G&#x00F6;teborg, SwedenPhotonics Laboratory, Department of Microtechnology, Nanoscience, Chalmers University of Technology, G&#x00F6;teborg, SwedenPhotonics Laboratory, Department of Microtechnology, Nanoscience, Chalmers University of Technology, G&#x00F6;teborg, SwedenPhotonics Laboratory, Department of Microtechnology, Nanoscience, Chalmers University of Technology, G&#x00F6;teborg, SwedenThis paper demonstrates with FDTD simulations a silicon nitride polarization independent coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) receiver platform based on square waveguides for optical interconnects at 1 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu$</tex-math></inline-formula>m. Here, the channel spacing of the demultiplexers is much smaller than standard CWDM systems (25 nm) and is set to 8 nm. To avoid high waveguide propagation and radiation losses, several waveguide dimensions were considered. The 450 nm (width) &#x00D7; 450 nm (height) waveguide presented a good tradeoff between low loss and single-mode behavior and was therefore selected. The demultiplexer has a simulated polarization dependence on the waveguide&#x2019;s width variations of 0.17 nm/nm. In addition, we present edge coupler designs with coupling loss within 2.5 dB for TE and TM polarization.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10490094/Optical interconnectssilicon nitridearrayed waveguide gratingMach-Zehnder interferometercoupling losspolarization dependence
spellingShingle Alexander Caut
Vijay Shekhawat
Victor Torres-Company
Magnus Karlsson
Polarization-Insensitive Silicon Nitride Photonic Receiver at 1 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu$</tex-math></inline-formula>m for Optical Interconnects
IEEE Photonics Journal
Optical interconnects
silicon nitride
arrayed waveguide grating
Mach-Zehnder interferometer
coupling loss
polarization dependence
title Polarization-Insensitive Silicon Nitride Photonic Receiver at 1 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu$</tex-math></inline-formula>m for Optical Interconnects
title_full Polarization-Insensitive Silicon Nitride Photonic Receiver at 1 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu$</tex-math></inline-formula>m for Optical Interconnects
title_fullStr Polarization-Insensitive Silicon Nitride Photonic Receiver at 1 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu$</tex-math></inline-formula>m for Optical Interconnects
title_full_unstemmed Polarization-Insensitive Silicon Nitride Photonic Receiver at 1 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu$</tex-math></inline-formula>m for Optical Interconnects
title_short Polarization-Insensitive Silicon Nitride Photonic Receiver at 1 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu$</tex-math></inline-formula>m for Optical Interconnects
title_sort polarization insensitive silicon nitride photonic receiver at 1 inline formula tex math notation latex mu tex math inline formula m for optical interconnects
topic Optical interconnects
silicon nitride
arrayed waveguide grating
Mach-Zehnder interferometer
coupling loss
polarization dependence
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10490094/
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