Silicon Add-Drop Filter Based on Multimode Grating Assisted Couplers

We demonstrate the design, fabrication, and characterization of a two-mode silicon add-drop filter, which is based on multimode grating-assisted contra-directional couplers. The mode conversions between two asymmetry strip waveguides are realized by using spatially periodic corrugations in one side...

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Main Authors: Huiye Qiu, Yuxia Su, Fuzhong Lin, Jianfei Jiang, Ping Yu, Hui Yu, Jianyi Yang, Xiaoqing Jiang
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Published: IEEE 2016-01-01
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Yuxia Su
Fuzhong Lin
Jianfei Jiang
Ping Yu
Hui Yu
Jianyi Yang
Xiaoqing Jiang
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description We demonstrate the design, fabrication, and characterization of a two-mode silicon add-drop filter, which is based on multimode grating-assisted contra-directional couplers. The mode conversions between two asymmetry strip waveguides are realized by using spatially periodic corrugations in one side wall of a multimode waveguide at the phase-match condition. Experimental results show that the fundamental mode of a single-mode waveguide is successfully coupled to the first two modes of the multimode waveguide in the opposite direction. The corresponding mode conversion bandwidths and extinction ratios are also measured. The demonstrated add-drop filter may find their applications in a hybrid multiplexing system by combing wavelength-division multiplexing technology and mode-division multiplexing technology for on-chip optical interconnect.
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spelling doaj-art-49eb11eb8c8d4b28a00ae17ce134427a2025-08-20T03:30:55ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552016-01-01861810.1109/JPHOT.2016.26252687736080Silicon Add-Drop Filter Based on Multimode Grating Assisted CouplersHuiye Qiu0Yuxia Su1Fuzhong Lin2Jianfei Jiang3Ping Yu4Hui Yu5Jianyi Yang6Xiaoqing Jiang7Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Longyan University, Longyan, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Longyan University, Longyan, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Longyan University, Longyan, ChinaDepartment of Information Science and Electronics Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaNingbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, Ningbo, ChinaDepartment of Information Science and Electronics Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Information Science and Electronics Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Information Science and Electronics Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaWe demonstrate the design, fabrication, and characterization of a two-mode silicon add-drop filter, which is based on multimode grating-assisted contra-directional couplers. The mode conversions between two asymmetry strip waveguides are realized by using spatially periodic corrugations in one side wall of a multimode waveguide at the phase-match condition. Experimental results show that the fundamental mode of a single-mode waveguide is successfully coupled to the first two modes of the multimode waveguide in the opposite direction. The corresponding mode conversion bandwidths and extinction ratios are also measured. The demonstrated add-drop filter may find their applications in a hybrid multiplexing system by combing wavelength-division multiplexing technology and mode-division multiplexing technology for on-chip optical interconnect.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7736080/Integrated optics devicegratingswavelength filtering devicesBragg reflectorswaveguides
spellingShingle Huiye Qiu
Yuxia Su
Fuzhong Lin
Jianfei Jiang
Ping Yu
Hui Yu
Jianyi Yang
Xiaoqing Jiang
Silicon Add-Drop Filter Based on Multimode Grating Assisted Couplers
IEEE Photonics Journal
Integrated optics device
gratings
wavelength filtering devices
Bragg reflectors
waveguides
title Silicon Add-Drop Filter Based on Multimode Grating Assisted Couplers
title_full Silicon Add-Drop Filter Based on Multimode Grating Assisted Couplers
title_fullStr Silicon Add-Drop Filter Based on Multimode Grating Assisted Couplers
title_full_unstemmed Silicon Add-Drop Filter Based on Multimode Grating Assisted Couplers
title_short Silicon Add-Drop Filter Based on Multimode Grating Assisted Couplers
title_sort silicon add drop filter based on multimode grating assisted couplers
topic Integrated optics device
gratings
wavelength filtering devices
Bragg reflectors
waveguides
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7736080/
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