A high-performance silicon arrayed-waveguide grating(AWG)with 0.4-nm channel spacing for dense wavelength-division multiplexing systems is designed and realized successfully.The device design involves broadening the a...A high-performance silicon arrayed-waveguide grating(AWG)with 0.4-nm channel spacing for dense wavelength-division multiplexing systems is designed and realized successfully.The device design involves broadening the arrayed waveguides far beyond the single-mode regime,which minimizes random phase errors and propagation loss without requiring any additional fabrication steps.To further enhance performance,Euler bends have been incorporated into the arrayed waveguides to reduce the device’s physical footprint and suppress the excitation of higher modes.In addition,shallowly etched transition regions are introduced at the junctions between the free-propagation regions and the arrayed waveguides to minimize mode mismatch losses.As an example,a 32×32 AWG(de)multiplexer with a compact size of 900μm×2200μm is designed and demonstrated with a narrow channel spacing of 0.4 nm by utilizing 220-nm-thick silicon photonic waveguides.The measured excess loss for the central channel is∼0.65 dB,the channel nonuniformity is around 2.5 dB,while the adjacent-channel crosstalk of the central output port is−21.4 dB.To the best of our knowledge,this AWG(de)multiplexer is the best one among silicon-based implementations currently available,offering both dense channel spacing and a large number of channels.展开更多
A 16-channel arrayed waveguide grating(AWG)with an 800 GHz channel spacing in the O-band has been developed and fabricated based on silica planar lightwave circuit(PLC)technology.By extending the wave⁃length allocatio...A 16-channel arrayed waveguide grating(AWG)with an 800 GHz channel spacing in the O-band has been developed and fabricated based on silica planar lightwave circuit(PLC)technology.By extending the wave⁃length allocation from 8 channels to 16 channels as specified in IEEE 802.3bs,we increased the number of chan⁃nels and boosted transmission capacity to meet the 1.6 Tbps and higher-speed signal transmission requirements for future data centers.Through optimizing the AWG structure,it has achieved insertion loss(IL)better than-1.61 dB,loss uniformity below 0.35 dB,polarization-dependent loss(PDL)below 0.35 dB,adjacent channel cross⁃talk under-20.05 dB,ripple less than 0.75 dB,center wavelength offset under 0.22 nm and 1 dB bandwidth ex⁃ceeding 2.88 nm.The AWG has been successfully measured to transmit 53 Gbaud 4-level pulse amplitude modu⁃lation(PAM4)signal per channel and the total transmission speed can reach over 1.6 Tbps.展开更多
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 proce...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.展开更多
A four-channel 400 GHz channel spacing InP-based arrayed waveguide grating with a flattened wavelength re- sponse by employing a multimode interference coupler at the input waveguide of the filter is prepared. The fab...A four-channel 400 GHz channel spacing InP-based arrayed waveguide grating with a flattened wavelength re- sponse by employing a multimode interference coupler at the input waveguide of the filter is prepared. The fabricated devices show a flattened spectral response with a broadened 3-dB bandwidth up to 3.5 nm, interchan- nel non-uniformity of 〈0. 7dB and excellent match to the simulation results.展开更多
We have demonstrated polarization insensitive AWGs by controlling the doping concentration of Boron in overcladding and the etching depth of waveguide. The proposed method uses the conventional fabrication process and...We have demonstrated polarization insensitive AWGs by controlling the doping concentration of Boron in overcladding and the etching depth of waveguide. The proposed method uses the conventional fabrication process and does not degrade optical properties and reliability characteristics.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U23B2047,62321166651,62205292,and 92150302)the Zhejiang Major Research and Development Program(Grant No.2021C01199)+1 种基金the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant Nos.LZ18F050001,LD19F050001,LQ21F050006,and LD22F040004)the Leading Innovative and Entrepreneur Team Introduction Program of Zhejiang(Grant No.2021R01001)。
文摘A high-performance silicon arrayed-waveguide grating(AWG)with 0.4-nm channel spacing for dense wavelength-division multiplexing systems is designed and realized successfully.The device design involves broadening the arrayed waveguides far beyond the single-mode regime,which minimizes random phase errors and propagation loss without requiring any additional fabrication steps.To further enhance performance,Euler bends have been incorporated into the arrayed waveguides to reduce the device’s physical footprint and suppress the excitation of higher modes.In addition,shallowly etched transition regions are introduced at the junctions between the free-propagation regions and the arrayed waveguides to minimize mode mismatch losses.As an example,a 32×32 AWG(de)multiplexer with a compact size of 900μm×2200μm is designed and demonstrated with a narrow channel spacing of 0.4 nm by utilizing 220-nm-thick silicon photonic waveguides.The measured excess loss for the central channel is∼0.65 dB,the channel nonuniformity is around 2.5 dB,while the adjacent-channel crosstalk of the central output port is−21.4 dB.To the best of our knowledge,this AWG(de)multiplexer is the best one among silicon-based implementations currently available,offering both dense channel spacing and a large number of channels.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFB2800201)the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB43000000)。
文摘A 16-channel arrayed waveguide grating(AWG)with an 800 GHz channel spacing in the O-band has been developed and fabricated based on silica planar lightwave circuit(PLC)technology.By extending the wave⁃length allocation from 8 channels to 16 channels as specified in IEEE 802.3bs,we increased the number of chan⁃nels and boosted transmission capacity to meet the 1.6 Tbps and higher-speed signal transmission requirements for future data centers.Through optimizing the AWG structure,it has achieved insertion loss(IL)better than-1.61 dB,loss uniformity below 0.35 dB,polarization-dependent loss(PDL)below 0.35 dB,adjacent channel cross⁃talk under-20.05 dB,ripple less than 0.75 dB,center wavelength offset under 0.22 nm and 1 dB bandwidth ex⁃ceeding 2.88 nm.The AWG has been successfully measured to transmit 53 Gbaud 4-level pulse amplitude modu⁃lation(PAM4)signal per channel and the total transmission speed can reach over 1.6 Tbps.
基金Supported by the National Key R&D Program of China under Grant No 2016YFB0402504
文摘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.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 61274046,61201103,61335009 and61320106013the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2013AA014202
文摘A four-channel 400 GHz channel spacing InP-based arrayed waveguide grating with a flattened wavelength re- sponse by employing a multimode interference coupler at the input waveguide of the filter is prepared. The fabricated devices show a flattened spectral response with a broadened 3-dB bandwidth up to 3.5 nm, interchan- nel non-uniformity of 〈0. 7dB and excellent match to the simulation results.
文摘We have demonstrated polarization insensitive AWGs by controlling the doping concentration of Boron in overcladding and the etching depth of waveguide. The proposed method uses the conventional fabrication process and does not degrade optical properties and reliability characteristics.
