Title :
Broadband two-mode multiplexer with taper-etched directional coupler on SOI platform
Author :
Yule Xiong ; Dan-Xia Xu ; Schmid, Jens H. ; Cheben, Pavel ; Janz, Siegfried ; Ye, Winnie N.
Author_Institution :
Inf. & Commun. Technol., Nat. Res. Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We propose an original two-mode (TE0/TE1) division multiplexer using a taper-etched directional coupler. The multiplexer has a low insertion loss of -0.1 dB within C-band with a minimum loss of -0.05 dB, a modal crosstalk below -40 dB and a robust fabrication tolerance (>100 nm).
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical directional couplers; optical fabrication; optical losses; silicon-on-insulator; C-band; SOI platform; Si; broadband two-mode multiplexer; insertion loss; modal crosstalk; robust fabrication tolerance; taper-etched directional coupler; two-mode division multiplexer; Couplings; Directional couplers; Fabrication; Multiplexing; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Wires; directional coupler; mode multiplexing; silicon waveguide;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2014 IEEE 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2282-6
DOI :
10.1109/Group4.2014.6962017
