An Easily Operating Polymer 1×4 Optical Waveguide Switch Matrix Based on Vertical Couplers

A three-dimensional （3D） polymer thermo-optic （TO） 1 × 4 waveguide switch matrix based on vertical couplers is demonstrated. It consists of four basic 3D switch units and because of its 3D structure, its construction is compact, only 9 mm in length; moreover, the control logic of the entire switch is very simple, the light signal can be easily switched to any output port by operating only a single switch unit. The finished devices exhibit a switching extinction ratio greater than 21 dB for all of four output ports and the crosstalk between two adjacent output ports is lower than -19 dB. The rise time and the fall time of the switch matrix are 0.8ms and 1.4ms, respectively. The required electrical power to initiate the switching function for M1 switching units is about 50mW.     

Light-Propagation Characteristics of Photonic Crystal Waveguide Based on SOI Materials at Different Polarized States

Straight single-line defect optical waveguides in photonic crystal slabs are designed by the plane wave expansion method and fabricated into silicon-on-insulator （SOI） wafer by 248-nm deep UV lithography. We present an emcient way to measure the light transmission spectrum of the photonic crystal waveguide （PhC WG） at given polarization states. By employing the Mueller/Stokes method, we measure and analyse the light propagation properties of the PhC WG at different polarized states. It is shown that experimental results are in agreement with the simulation results of the three-dimensional finite-difference-time-domain method.     

Effect of Residual Resist on Performance of Single-Mode 1 × 4 Optical Splitter in Photosensitive Polymer

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Polymer residues are generally left in the Y-junctions of the conventional splitters. Besides increased insertion loss, the Y-junction residue results in asymmetric distribution of power at device outputs. An analysis of the device performance in the presence of junction residue is presented and a design to overcome the non-uniformities in output power distribution brought about by the presence of the residue is proposed.     

Polarization Beam Splitter Based on Self-Collimation Effect in Two-Dimensional Photonics Crystal

A photonic crystal polarization beam splitter based on the self-collimation effect is proposed. By means of the plane wave expansion method and the finite-difference time-domain method, we analyse the splitting mechanism in two alternative ways： performing a band gap structure analysis and simulating the field distribution. The results indicate that two beams of different polarizations can be split with an extinction ratio of nearly 20 dB in a wavelength range of POnm. The splitter may have practical applications in integrated photonic circuits.     

Photonic Crystal Waveguide Intersection Based on Self-Imaging of Multi-Mode Interference

A new mechanism of intersection formed by two line defect photonic crystal （PC） waveguides are numerically investigated using the finite-diFference time-domain method. The results show that the normalized crosstalk is smaller than 10^-4; the reflection is smaller than 10^-3, and the transmission is larger than 0.999. The authors analyse the physical origins and find that a modified self-imaging process in the intersected multi-mode region is the main reason of the excellent performance. This kind of multi-mode interference based intersection may find potential applications in PC optical circuits.     

Multimode Interference 3-dB Coupler in Silicon-on-Insulator Based on Silicon Rib Waveguides with Trapezoidal Cross Section

A 3-dB multimode interference optical coupler based on rib waveguides with trapezoidal cross section was designed and fabricated on silicon-on-insulator wafer. Potassium hydroxide (KOH) anisotropic chemical etching of silicon was used to fabricate the waveguides to obtain smooth interface. A modified finite-difference beam propagation method was used to simulate the multimode rib waveguide with slope interfaces. The rms roughness of etching interface is as small as 1.49nm. The propagation loss of the waveguide is 1.3dB/cm at wavelength of 1.55μm. The fabricated 3-dB coupler has a good uniformity of 0.2 dB.     

Hybrid Integration of 1 × 12 Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Photodetector and Polyimide Waveguide Array

We report here a demonstration of hybrid integration of a 1 × 12 metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) photodetector array and polyimide channel waveguides via 45° total-internal-reflection (TIR) micro-couplers. The two-layer polyimide waveguide array was constructed using Ultradel 9120D for the core and Ultradel 9020 for the lower cladding layer. The coupling loss and propagation loss of the waveguide are 0.2dB and 0.21 dB/cm, respectively. The cross talk of the adjacent channels is -32 dB. The MSM photodetector array was fabricated on a semi-insulated GaAs wafer. The photodetectors are integrated to operate in the conventional vertical illumination mode. We measured the external quantum-efficiency and 3 dB bandwidth of the integrated MSM photodetectors at 0.4 A/W and 2.648 GHz, respectively. The aggregate 3 dB bandwidth of the 12-channel integrated system is 32 GHz.     

Optical Code Generating Device Using 1×N Asymmetric Hollow Waveguide Couplers

An optical code generating device for security access system application is presented. The code generating device constructed using asymmetric hollow optical waveguide coupler design provides a unique series of output light intensities which are successively used as an optical code. The design of the waveguide is made using two major components which are asymmetric Yjunction splitter and a linear taper. Waveguiding is done using a hollow waveguide structure. Construction of higher level 1×N hollow waveguide coupler is done utilizing a basic 1×2 asymmetric waveguide coupler design together with a cascaded design scheme. Nonsequential ray tracing of the asymmetric hollow optical waveguide couplers is performed to predict the optical transmission properties of the waveguide. A representation of the code combination that can be generated from the device is obtained using combinatory number theory.     

Four-Channel 1.55μm DFB Laser Array Monolithically Integrated with a 4× 1 Multimode-Interference Combiner Based on Nanoimprint Lithography

A monolithically integrated four-channel λ/4 phase shift distributed feedback （DFB） laser array with a 4 × 1 multimode interference combiner is designed and fabricated using nanoimprint lithography. The threshold currents of the lasers are less than 10mA, which are as good as a discrete DFB laser. Moreover, the side-mode suppression ratio is also better than 50 dB. The channel space is about 200 GHz for dense wavelength division multiplexing applications in an 1.55μm system.     

Silicon-on-Insulator-Based Broadband 1×3 Adiabatic Splitter with Simultaneous Tapering of Velocity and Coupling

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a broadband 1×3 adiabatic splitter based on the silicon-on-insulator technology,with simultaneous tapering of velocity and coupling.The designed structure becomes simulated transmission uniformity of three outputs better than 0.5 dB in a broadband of 250 nm,and a large simulated fabrication tolerance is obtained.A manufactured splitter whose parameters greatly diverge from the design acquires a measured result of the worst splitting ratio better than 1.5 dB as well as an excess loss lower than0.8 dB in a large wavelength range of 80 nm.A post-simulation based on the tested splitter obtains a result that meets the actual transmission well.     

4 × 40 GHz mode-locked laser diode array monolithically integrated with an MMI combiner

We report a distributed-Bragg-reflectors-based 4 × 40 GHz mode-locked laser diode(MLLD) array monolithically integrated with a multimode interference(MMI) combiner. The laser produces 2.98 ps pulses with a timebandwidth product of 0.39. The peak wavelength of the MLLD array can be tuned by 8.4 nm while maintaining a good mode-locked state. The four mode-locked channels could work simultaneously with the peak wavelength interval around 3 nm.     

一般1×N的MMI成像位置和相位关系

根据多模干涉器(MMI)的自映像原理,讨论了一般1×N多模干涉器件的成像位置和相位关系,并用导模传输法验证了分析结果,一般的成像位置和相对相位关系同原像的初始位置密切相关.     

Gain and Noise Figure of a Double-Pass Waveguide Amplifier Based on Er/Yb-Doped Phosphate Glass

A waveguide amplifier is fabricated by Ag^＋-Na^＋ two-step ion exchange on Er/Yb-doped phosphate glass. The spectroscopic performance of glass and the properties of channel waveguide are characterized. A double-pass configuration is adopted to measure the gain and noise figure （NF） of the waveguide amplifier, and the comparison of gain and NF for the single and double-pass configuration of the waveguide amplifier is presented. The results show that the double-pass configuration can make the gain increase from 8.8dB （net gain 2.2dB/cm） of the single-pass one to 14.6dB （net gain 3.65dB/cm） for small input power at 1534nm, and the NF are all lower than 5.5dB for both the configurations.     

Gauge Model Based on Group G×SU（2）

We present a model of gauge theory based on the symmetry group G×SU（2） where G is the gravitational gauge group and SU（2） is the internal group of symmetry. We employ the spacetime of four-dimensional Minkowski, endowed with spherical coordinates, and describe the gauge fields by gauge potentials. The corresponding strength field tensors are calculated and the field equations are written. A solution of these equations is obtained for the case that the gauge potentials have a particular form potentials induces a metric of Schwarzschild type on with spherical symmetry. The solution for the gravitational the gravitational gauge group space.     

A novel 1 × 2 optical power splitter with PBG structures on SOI substrate

A novel 1 × 2 optical power splitter in size of 8.0 μm × 4.2 μm is presented in this paper, by using photonic bandgap (PBG) structures on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. The splitting ratio can be adjusted by changing the air hole position to get wide tuning range. The design is examined by the commercial finite-difference-time-domain (FDTD) software for various splitting ratios. Some approximated formulas are obtained through curve-fitting to facilitate design process.     

4 × 4 Plastic Optical Fiber Star Coupler Incorporated with a Common Polymer Waveguide Optical Power Distribution Region

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Two types of 4 × 4 plastic optical fiber star couplers incorporated with a polymer waveguide as the optical power distributor are proposed, and their high performances are demonstrated. The characteristics of the proposed star coupler are investigated based on ray optics, and its power distribution performance is evaluated in terms of the flatness of the coupling ratio and the amount of the excess loss. Under the best conditions, the flatness of the coupling ratio and the excess loss of the fabricated device have been obtained as 2.0 dB and 2.5 dB, respectively.     

Electrically Controlled Logical Switch Based on a Step Yttrium–Iron Garnet Waveguide and a Piezoelectric Actuator

Technical Physics - We have demonstrated the possibility of functioning a device based on a spin-wave waveguide containing two channels with different ferrite film thicknesses as a logical switch....     

Compact double-layer subwavelength binary blazed grating 1×4 splitter based on silicon-on-insulator

We describe a compact double-layer waveguide grating splitter that not only achieves efficient coupling between single mode fiber and a silicon-on-insulator optical waveguide but also realizes effective splitting. By appropriate choice of waveguide/grating parameters, including thicknesses, periods, height, and fill factor to optimize the mode matching, coupling efficiency is improved and the value of power difference of each output port is also significantly decreased. The maximum of power difference between four output ports is about 6.2%; however, the minimum value is only 0.6% or so. Moreover, the average power difference of four output ports is lower than 10% for TE polarization light over the 10?nm wavelength bandwidth centered at 1.54?μm. In addition, the splitter structure has the best tolerance for grating fabrication with deviations of grating depth 90?nm.     

High common mode rejection ratio InP 90° optical hybrid in ultra-broadband at 60 nm with deep-rigded waveguide based on ×4 MMI coupler

An In P optical 90° hybrid based on a ×4 MMI coupler with a deep ridged waveguide is designed and fabricated. The working principle of the 90° hybrid is systematically introduced. Three-dimensional beam ropagation method(3D BPM) is used to optimize the structure parameters of the 90° hybrid. The designed compact structure is demonatrated to have a low excess loss less than -0.15 dB, a high common mode rejection ratio better than 40 d B, and a low relative phase deviation less than ±2.5° . The designed hybrid is manufactured on a sandwitched structure deposited on an In P substrate. The measured results show that the common mode rejection ratios are larger than 20 d B in a range from 1520 nm to 1580 nm.The phase deviations are less than ±5° in a range from 1545 nm to 1560 nm and less than ±7° across the C band. The designed 90° optical hybrid is suitable well for realizing miniaturization, high-properties, and high bandwidth of coherent receiver.