Silicon mode (de)multiplexer enabling high capacity photonic networks-on-chip with a single-wavelength-carrier light

被引:375
作者
Dai, Daoxin [1 ]
Wang, Jian [1 ]
Shi, Yaocheng [1 ]
机构
[1] Zhejiang Univ, Ctr Opt & Elect Res, State Key Lab Modern Opt Instrumentat, Zhejiang Prov Key Lab Sensing Technol, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
基金
国家教育部博士点专项基金资助; 中国国家自然科学基金;
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D O I
10.1364/OL.38.001422
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A small silicon mode (de)multiplexer with cascaded asymmetrical directional couplers is demonstrated experimentally. As an example, a four channel mode (de)multiplexer is designed and realized for TM polarization. The fabricated mode (de)multiplexer has a low excess loss (<1 dB) as well as low crosstalk (<= 23 dB) over a broad wavelength range (similar to 20 nm). More channels can be achieved with two sets of orthogonal-polarization modes (e. g., 2N = 8) multiplexed when desired. (C) 2013 Optical Society of America
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页码:1422 / 1424
页数:3
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