Bandwidth-Variable and Wavelength-Tunable Waveguide Bragg Grating Filter

We propose and demonstrate a waveguide Bragg grating filter that is bandwidth-variable and wavelength-tunable. The filter is implemented using a pair of apodized waveguide Bragg gratings in silicon-on-insulator that are tuned thermally. The bandwidth-variable functionally is achieved by tuning one o...

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Main Authors: Luyao Xie, Lawrence R. Chen
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Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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description We propose and demonstrate a waveguide Bragg grating filter that is bandwidth-variable and wavelength-tunable. The filter is implemented using a pair of apodized waveguide Bragg gratings in silicon-on-insulator that are tuned thermally. The bandwidth-variable functionally is achieved by tuning one of the two gratings while holding the other fixed; the corresponding 3 dB bandwidth of the passband can be varied from 2.28 nm to 7.39 nm. For the wavelength tunable filter, the center wavelength can be tuned from 1546.21 nm to 1549.57 nm while maintaining a passband bandwidth of 4.20 nm, or to be tuned from 1556.68 nm to 1562.56 nm while maintaining a passband bandwidth of 2.60 nm. A stopband response can also be wavelength tuned while conserving a 3 dB bandwidth of 5.70 nm. The wavelength tunability is achieved by tuning the two gratings simultaneously.
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spelling doaj-art-266fe6443b6f4076a7e415f51a5cb7ca2025-08-20T03:21:26ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552025-01-011741610.1109/JPHOT.2025.357607511021392Bandwidth-Variable and Wavelength-Tunable Waveguide Bragg Grating FilterLuyao Xie0https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7505-5581Lawrence R. Chen1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3760-4719Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaWe propose and demonstrate a waveguide Bragg grating filter that is bandwidth-variable and wavelength-tunable. The filter is implemented using a pair of apodized waveguide Bragg gratings in silicon-on-insulator that are tuned thermally. The bandwidth-variable functionally is achieved by tuning one of the two gratings while holding the other fixed; the corresponding 3 dB bandwidth of the passband can be varied from 2.28 nm to 7.39 nm. For the wavelength tunable filter, the center wavelength can be tuned from 1546.21 nm to 1549.57 nm while maintaining a passband bandwidth of 4.20 nm, or to be tuned from 1556.68 nm to 1562.56 nm while maintaining a passband bandwidth of 2.60 nm. A stopband response can also be wavelength tuned while conserving a 3 dB bandwidth of 5.70 nm. The wavelength tunability is achieved by tuning the two gratings simultaneously.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11021392/Silicon photonicstunable optical filterswaveguide Bragg gratings
spellingShingle Luyao Xie
Lawrence R. Chen
Bandwidth-Variable and Wavelength-Tunable Waveguide Bragg Grating Filter
IEEE Photonics Journal
Silicon photonics
tunable optical filters
waveguide Bragg gratings
title Bandwidth-Variable and Wavelength-Tunable Waveguide Bragg Grating Filter
title_full Bandwidth-Variable and Wavelength-Tunable Waveguide Bragg Grating Filter
title_fullStr Bandwidth-Variable and Wavelength-Tunable Waveguide Bragg Grating Filter
title_full_unstemmed Bandwidth-Variable and Wavelength-Tunable Waveguide Bragg Grating Filter
title_short Bandwidth-Variable and Wavelength-Tunable Waveguide Bragg Grating Filter
title_sort bandwidth variable and wavelength tunable waveguide bragg grating filter
topic Silicon photonics
tunable optical filters
waveguide Bragg gratings
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11021392/
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