新型非对称Y分支波导设计与分析

非对称型Y分支波导是用于实现分支波导光功率非均分输出的重要单元器件,在集成光子器件中有广泛应用.基于全内反射原理,提出了一种新型非对称Y分支波导,通过将左右分支波导相对于输入波导在横向方向上进行偏移以实现特定分束比光输出,并对其光学特性进行模拟分析.结果表明,该波导结构不仅能实现任意特定分束比光输出,在分支角达到14°条件下其输出损耗仅为0.417 dB,而且偏振依赖性低、工艺制作难度小,这种新型非对称Y分支波导在集成光子器件中具有重要应用意义.     

偏振无关多模干涉型1×3光功分器的设计

设计具有宽带性能的偏振无关1×3光功分器,采用离子辅助沉积方法调节三明治结构芯层SiN_x的折射率,使得正交偏振模的拍长相等而实现偏振无关;梯形多模干涉波导与锥形波导的组合可实现器件宽带宽、低损耗及良好的分光均匀性。运用有限时域差分法进行建模仿真及参数优化,结果表明:器件的多模干涉波导长度仅为13.2μm,附加损耗低于0.07 dB,不均匀度低于0.03 dB,0.5 dB带宽高达255 nm,可覆盖S、C、L、U以及部分E波段,在未来集成光学系统中具有较高的应用价值。     

新型1×N多模干涉分束器的三维设计与模拟

相比于传统的1×N对称型多模干涉（Mult-Mode Interference,MMI）分束器设计,提出了一种新型埋入式弱限制光波导分束器件.它的干涉区及输入输出波导采用倒锥形式,器件尺寸减小,且不均匀性与附加损耗也减小.以1×4的对称型MMI分束器为例,当只对干涉区采用倒锥形结构后,在TE偏振中心波长为1.55 μm时,器件长度减小了500 μm,均匀性增加了0.131 dB,而附加损耗仅增加了0.02 dB,波长响应较传统设计增加了40 nm.在此基础上,又在输入输出臂上也各增加倒锥形结构后,相比于传统设计附加损耗减小了0.02 dB,均匀性增加了0.139 dB,器件长度减小了500 μm.改进后的器件具有优越的容差性.器件采用掺氟型聚合物材料进行优化设计,通过在合理范围内偏离输出波导位置,使输出光强达到最大值.     

带有矩形过渡区的非对称Y分支光波导

提出了带有矩形过渡区的非对称Y分支光波导的两种设计方案。分别通过设置两分支波导不同的宽度和改变分支波导与矩形中心的轴偏移量,去获得非对称分支比。采用有限差分光束传播法（FD-BPM）对两种结构进行模拟,得出它们的分支比和损耗。分支比分别最高可达809／6和72．9％,其相对应的损耗分别低于0．12dB和0．23dB,充分证明了方案的可行性,为以后非对称Y分支光波导的制作提供了实验基础。     

用于数据中心发射端的同侧阵列波导光栅复用器

针对数据中心互连用波分复用芯片需求,采用折射率差为1.5%的硅基二氧化硅光波导,设计并制备了应用于数据中心发射端的同侧、小型化、低损耗4通道粗波分复用芯片,尺寸为6.6 mm×2.2 mm,最小插入损耗小于2.33 dB,1 dB带宽大于11.35 nm,偏振相关损耗小于0.14 dB,波长精准度偏差小于0.38 nm。完全满足数据中心光互连波分复用芯片商用指标要求。     

1.55μm AlGaInAs-InP偏振无关半导体光放大器及其温度特性研究

采用低压金属有机气相外延 (LP MOCVD)设备生长并制作了 1 5 5 μmAlGaInAs InP偏振无关半导体光放大器 ,有源区为 3周期的张应变量子阱结构 ,应变量为 0 35 % ;器件制作成脊型波导结构 ,并采用 7°斜腔结构以有效抑制腔面反射 ;经蒸镀减反膜后 ,半导体光放大器的自发辐射功率的波动小于 0 3dB ,3dB带宽为 5 0nm ,半导体光放大器小信号增益近 2 0dB ,带宽亦为 5 0nm .在 1 5 30— 1 5 80nm波长范围内偏振灵敏度小于 0 5dB ,峰值增益波长的饱和输出功率达 7dBm ;器件增益随温度的升高而减小 ,当器件工作温度从 2 5℃升高至 6 5℃时 ,增益降低小于 3dB .     

波导阵列与光纤阵列的智能算法自动对接

开发了一种遗传算法和中心寻优算法相结合的阵列自动对接方法,试制了调芯系统,实现了光纤-光波导1×8分支耦合器-光纤阵列系统的自动对接.实验中8个通道的插入损耗平均值为-10.5 dB,均匀性小于0.5 dB,自动调芯时间小于10 min.实验结果表明该方法及其系统具有实现自动高效、低损耗对接的良好性能.     

一种新型多模干涉分束器的设计模拟

相比于传统的1×N对称型多模干涉(MMI)分束器,提出了一种新型埋入式弱限制光波导分束器件,它的干涉区及输入输出波导采用倒锥形式.以1×4的对称型MMI分束器为例,在输入输出臂上各增加了倒锥形结构后,较传统设计附加损耗减小了0.02 dB,均匀性增加了0.139 dB,器件长度减小了500 μm.同时,改进后的器件具有优越的偏振相关性及容差性.器件采用掺氟型聚合物材料进行优化设计,通过在合理范围内偏离输出波导位置,使输出光强达到最大值.     

紧凑低损耗粗波分解复用芯片

数据中心光互连正朝着高速方向发展。针对数据中心光互连过程,采用折射率差为1.5%的石英基二氧化硅光波导,设计并制备了光电集成的小型化、低损耗、小输出模场的四通道粗波分解复用芯片,该芯片满足高速数据中心200 Gbit·s~(-1)/400 Gbit·s~(-1)的传输速率要求,最小插入损耗小于1.07 dB,1 dB带宽大于13.7 nm, 3 dB带宽大于16.1 nm,偏振相关损耗小于0.08 dB,相邻串扰大于24 dB,非相邻串扰大于30 dB。所设计的芯片完全满足高速数据中心光互连的波分复用芯片商用要求。     

低偏振相关损耗聚合物光波导

表征了新合成的热光聚合物bisphenol A-aldehyde resin (BPA-resin)的独特性质。并且利用光刻和反应离子刻蚀技术(RIE)制备成功BPA-resin 聚合物的单模条波导.实验结果表明,对于TE和TM偏振,该聚合物波导在1.31 μm和1.55 μm波长下分别有低达0.43 dB/cm和0.51 dB/cm的传播损耗.在上述波长下,波导的低偏振相关损耗 (PDL)小于0.1 dB/cm.因此,是制备可调热光器件的良好导波模快.     

Splitting-on-demand optical power splitters using multimode interference (MMI) waveguide with programmed modulations

Reconfigurable multi-channel optical power splitter is proposed and its optical properties are calculated. The device can dynamically reconfigure the number of splitting channels by providing programmed refractive index modulations on a multimode interference (MMI) waveguide. A reconfigurable 3-channel optical power splitter is designed to work as 1 × 1, 1 × 2 or 1 × 3 optical power splitter depending on the state of the heat electrodes using thermo-optic modulation, and the input light can be distributed to three output channels with sequential orders. The device can work in the whole C-band (1530-1565 nm) with extinction ratio better than −29.0 dB, excess loss better than −0.45 dB, imbalance better than 0.08 dB and polarization dependent loss (PDL) better than 0.14 dB. The design conception is scalable to a multi-channel splitting-on-demand optical power splitter which can divide input light to 1, 2, …, N output channels equally by using the 3-channel reconfigurable optical power splitter as a building block.     

Fabrication of 1×2 asymmetric plastic optical fiber coupler for portable optical access-card system

We proposed a simple low-cost acrylic and metal-based Y-branch plastic optical fiber (POF) splitter which utilizes a low cost optical polymer glue NOA63 as the main waveguiding medium at the waveguide taper region. The device is composed of three sections: an input POF waveguide, a middle waveguide taper region and output POF waveguides. A desktop high speed CNC engraver is utilized to produce the mold inserts used for the optical devices. Short POF fibers are inserted into the engraved slots at the input and output ports. UV curable optical polymer glue NOA63 is injected into the waveguide taper region and cured. The assembling is completed when the top plate is positioned to enclose the device structure and connecting screws are secured. Both POF splitters have an average insertion loss of 7.8 dB, coupling ratio of 55: 45 and 57: 43 for the acrylic and metal-based splitters respectively. The devices have excess loss of 4.82 and 4.73 dB for the acrylic and metal-based splitters respectively.     

Acrylic and metal based Y-branch plastic optical fiber splitter with optical NOA63 polymer waveguide taper region

We proposed a simple low-cost acrylic and metal-based Y-branch plastic optical fiber (POF) splitter which utilizes a low cost optical polymer glue NOA63 as the main waveguiding medium at the waveguide taper region. The device is composed of three sections: an input POF waveguide, a middle waveguide taper region and output POF waveguides. A desktop high speed CNC engraver is utilized to produce the mold inserts used for the optical devices. Short POF fibers are inserted into the engraved slots at the input and output ports. UV curable optical polymer glue NOA63 is injected into the waveguide taper region and cured. The assembling is completed when the top plate is positioned to enclose the device structure and connecting screws are secured. Both POF splitters have an average insertion loss of 7.8 dB, coupling ratio of 55: 45 and 57: 43 for the acrylic and metal-based splitters respectively. The devices have excess loss of 4.82 and 4.73 dB for the acrylic and metal-based splitters respectively.     

Optimized design of a new three branch optical waveguide

A new type of 1 × 3 Y-branch optical waveguide structure with a cone transitional section is introduced in this paper. The symmetrical branch ratio of the 1 × 3 Y branch optical waveguide is obtained by changing the width of this waveguide. The loss and the uniformity are obtained by using the finite difference beam propagation methods, and their values are 0.2 dB and 0.05 dB, respectively. Therefore, it provides some experimental basis for production of three branch optical waveguide.     

基于热膨胀效应的可调光功率分束器设计

可调光功率分束器是集成光子系统中的重要功能器件,其光功率输出具有动态可调控特性,诸多光子系统对其有着广泛需求.本文基于空隙槽型Y分支波导结构,利用热膨胀效应,提出了一种新型可调光功率分束器实现方法,通过调控温度来改变分支处空隙槽的宽度,以实现其分支波导的光功率输出的动态变化.采用有限元方法,对其热膨胀形变和光学性能进行了模拟分析.其模拟结果表明,该器件能实现大范围光分束调控,且对波长和偏振态依赖性低;同时,该器件具有结构简单、易于设计和制作、易于调控等优点,这种新型器件在各种光子系统中具有重要应用前景.     

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基于微波奇偶模理论、叠加原理和阻抗匹配理论分析设计了3-dB功率分配器的结构参数,使用高频电磁场仿真软件HFSS进行结构仿真和参数优化,得到了最优结果：输入端口1的反射损耗RL=-41.42dB;1和4端口的隔离度Iso=-44.86dB;输出端口2、3的功分度为-3.02 dB和-3.01 dB;输入驻波比VSWR=1.017。     

HL-2A装置低杂波天线3-dB功分器设计

基于微波奇偶模理论、叠加原理和阻抗匹配理论分析设计了3-dB功率分配器的结构参数,使用高频电磁场仿真软件HFSS进行结构仿真和参数优化,得到了最优结果：输入端口1的反射损耗RL=-41.42dB;1和4端口的隔离度Iso=-44.86dB;输出端口2、3的功分度为-3.02 dB和-3.01 dB;输入驻波比VSWR=1.017。     

Optical coding scheme for all-optical analog-to-digital conversion using asymmetrical Y-branch waveguide

The novel optical coding scheme for all-optical analog-to-digital conversion has been proposed, in which asymmetrical Y-branch waveguide structures have been introduced to achieve the desired optical power splitting. The optical performance has been simulated by using finite-difference beam propagation method (FD-BPM), which shows that the designed component exhibits good coding performance. Experimentally, the optical coding component has been fabricated and measured. The optical power contrast between bit code 1 and 0 at output port is more than 37 dB, and measured imbalance of output power is less than 1.5 dB for bit code 1.     

Design and analysis of a novel tunable optical power splitter

A novel tunable optical power splitter,with a Y-branch waveguide based on the total internal reflection and a microprism with tunable index refraction,is presented.Numerical simulation of its optical performance shows that a high dynamic range,low optical loss,and relatively low wavelength-dependence can be achieved.This component offers numerous advantages such as ease for fabrication,low cost,and compact size,which are very useful for potential application in integrated optical devices.