Improved Performance of a Wavelength-Tunable Arrayed Waveguide Grating in Silicon on Insulator

The improved performance of a wavelength-tunable arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) is demonstrated, including the crosstalk, insertion loss and the wavelength tuning efficiency. A reduced impact of the fabrication process on the AWG is achieved by the design of bi-level tapers. The wavelength tuning of the AWG is achieved according to the thermo-optic effect of silicon, and uniform heating of the silicon waveguide layer is achieved by optimizing the heater design. The fabricated AWG shows a minimum crosstalk of 16 dB, a maximum insertion loss of 3.91 dB and a wavelength tuning efficiency of 8.92 nm/W, exhibiting a ～8 dB improvement of crosstalk, ～2.1 dB improvement of insertion loss and ～5 nm/W improvement of wavelength tuning efficiency, compared to our previous reported results.     

基于阵列波导光栅的光纤布拉格光栅解调技术综述

基于阵列波导光栅的光子集成解调技术是硅光领域的研究热点和难点.相比传统解调方法,基于阵列波导光栅的光子集成解调技术因其解调精度高、解调速度快、封装体积小等优势,在光纤布拉格光栅的高速、高精度解调上具有明显优势.近年来,随着光子集成技术的发展,各科研院所和相关机构对阵列波导光栅的光子集成解调法进行了广泛深入的研究与优化.本文通过介绍阵列波导光栅工作原理及基于阵列波导光栅的光纤布拉格光栅波长解调原理,结合基于阵列波导光栅的光纤布拉格光栅解调仪在材料体系和系统性能两个方面的重要进展,归纳了基于阵列波导光栅的解调仪的典型应用场景,从新材料、系统集成和规模化三方面对光纤布拉格光栅解调系统的未来发展提出针对性建议,为基于阵列波导光栅的光子集成解调技术的研究发展提供参考.     

Design and fabrication of wavelength tunable AWGs based on the thermo-optic effect

In this Letter, a 16 channel 200 GHz wavelength tunable arrayed waveguide grating(AWG) is designed and fabricated based on the silicon on insulator platform. Considering that the performance of the AWG, such as central wavelength and crosstalk, is sensitive to the dimension variation of waveguides, the error analysis of the AWG with width fluctuations is worked out using the transfer function method. A heater is designed to realize the wavelength tunability of the AWG based on the thermo-optic effect of silicon. The measured results show that the insertion loss of the AWG is about 6 d B, and the crosstalk is 7.5 d B. The wavelength tunability of 1.1 nm is achieved at 276 m W power consumption, and more wavelength shifts will gain at larger power consumption.     

基于硅基光子器件的Fano共振研究进展

硅基光子技术的发展为新型微纳光学功能器件和片上系统提供了高可靠、高精度的实现手段.采用硅基光子技术构建的具有连续(准连续)模式微腔与离散模式的微腔耦合产生的Fano共振现象得到了广泛关注.Fano共振光谱在共振波长附近具有不对称且尖锐的谐振峰,传输光的强度在共振波长附近从0突变为1,该机制可显著提高硅基光开关、探测器、传感器,以及光非互易性全光信号处理的性能.本综述分析了Fano共振的一般数学表述,总结了当前硅基光子微腔耦合产生Fano共振的理论模型研究现状,讨论了不同类型硅光器件实现Fano共振的方法,比较各种方案优劣及适用场合,梳理了Fano共振在全光信号处理方面的应用研究情况.最后探讨存在的一些问题及未来可能的相关研究方向.