Title :
Improved performance in Si nanowire AWG routers based on a comparative study of optimization techniques
Author :
Jing Wang ; Zhen Sheng ; Le Li ; Pang, Ai-Chun ; Aimin Wu ; Wei Li ; Xi Wang ; Shichang Zou ; Minghao Qi ; Fuwan Gan
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Functional Mater. for Inf., Shanghai Inst. of Microsyst. & Inf. Technol., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
A 8×100 GHz Si nanowire AWG router is experimentally demonstrated based on a comprehensive optimal design. The validity of this optimal technique is verified by comparing the performances of 8×400 GHz AWGs with different designs.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; elemental semiconductors; integrated optoelectronics; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical design techniques; silicon; Si; arrayed waveguide grating; nanowire AWG routers; optimal design; optimization techniques; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Channel spacing; Crosstalk; Insertion loss; Optimization; Silicon;
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/Group4.2014.6962032
