Silicon Photonic Wire Filter Using Asymmetric Sidewall Long-Period Waveguide Grating in a Two-Mode Waveguide

We demonstrate a silicon photonic wire filter using asymmetric sidewall long-period waveguide gratings for the first time. The proposed device consists of single-mode waveguide sections, a two-mode section with corrugated gratings, and taper sections to connect them. The operation of this device is based on the codirectional coupling between two core modes. By adopting a high refractive index contrast waveguide, the period and depth of grating are given as 4.44 m and 5 nm, respectively. Thus, the total length of long-period grating is significantly reduced to 260 m. The measured maximum attenuation at the center wavelength is about 13 dB. The bandwidth of the transmission dip is 15 nm. Finally, issues on the design and the performance of our device are discussed.