Simulations on an SOI grating-based optical add/drop multiplexer

Author

Tsao, Shyh-Lin ; Tien, Jiang-Hung ; Tsai, Chun-Wei

Author_Institution

Opt. Fiber Syst. Lab., Nat. Taiwan Normal Univ., Taiwan

Volume

8

Issue

6

fYear

2002

Firstpage

1277

Lastpage

1284

Abstract

With a suitable design of a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) grating in an optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM), a wavelength-selectable OADM is described. We study the characteristics of the designed SOI OADM and simulate the relationship of the electron and hole concentrations including the temperature effect by using integrated system engineering-technology computer aided design. The voltages for the light wavelength switching are evaluated and are best set below V_p=0.8 V and above V_n=-0.8 V for OADM operation. The light propagation and spectral response are also illustrated in finite-difference time-domain beam propagation method (FDTD-BPM) simulations.

Keywords

SIMOX; diffraction gratings; electro-optical switches; electron density; finite difference time-domain analysis; hole density; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical engineering computing; wavelength division multiplexing; SIMOX wafer; SOI grating-based optical add/drop multiplexer; SOI multimode-interference waveguide; Si-SiO₂; design; electron concentrations; finite-difference time-domain beam propagation method simulations; grating switch; hole concentrations; integrated system engineering-technology computer aided design; light propagation; light wavelength switching; silicon-on-insulator grating; simulations; spectral response; temperature effect; voltages; wavelength-selectable OADM; Add-drop multiplexers; Charge carrier processes; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Electron optics; Gratings; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical design; Optical propagation; Silicon on insulator technology;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSTQE.2002.806685

Filename

1176670