Polarization-Independent Mode-Evolution-Based Coupler for the Silicon-on-Insulator Platform

Polarization-Independent Mode-Evolution-Based Coupler for the Silicon-on-Insulator Platform

We demonstrate a polarization-independent mode-evolution-based coupler for the silicon-on-insulator platform. The measured coupler has negligible insertion loss over a bandwidth of about 100 nm, i.e., from 1500 to 1600 nm. The measured maximum power imbalances for the polarization-independent couple...

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Main Authors: Yun Wang, Luhua Xu, Han Yun, Minglei Ma, Amar Kumar, Eslam El-Fiky, Rui Li, Nicolas Abadiacalvo, Lukas Chrostowski, Nicolas A. F. Jaeger, David V. Plant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2018-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
Subjects:
Silicon nanophotonics
waveguide devices.
Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8358761/
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spelling doaj-2ad3be74c67d4949a4d2d11125f9a9d62021-04-05T16:54:15ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552018-01-0110311010.1109/JPHOT.2018.28357678358761Polarization-Independent Mode-Evolution-Based Coupler for the Silicon-on-Insulator PlatformYun Wang0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7872-3976Luhua Xu1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5685-3526Han Yun2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6639-1348Minglei Ma3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0894-0163Amar Kumar4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7254-497XEslam El-Fiky5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9090-5097Rui Li6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9263-9199Nicolas Abadiacalvo7Lukas Chrostowski8Nicolas A. F. Jaeger9David V. Plant10Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaWe demonstrate a polarization-independent mode-evolution-based coupler for the silicon-on-insulator platform. The measured coupler has negligible insertion loss over a bandwidth of about 100 nm, i.e., from 1500 to 1600 nm. The measured maximum power imbalances for the polarization-independent coupler are 1.2 and 0.2 dB for the fundamental transverse electric (TE<sub>00</sub>) mode and the fundamental transverse magnetic (TM<sub>00</sub>) mode, respectively. Our coupler also has a compact design footprint with mode-evolution region not more than 75-&#x03BC;m long.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8358761/Silicon nanophotonicswaveguide devices.
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author Yun Wang
Luhua Xu
Han Yun
Minglei Ma
Amar Kumar
Eslam El-Fiky
Rui Li
Nicolas Abadiacalvo
Lukas Chrostowski
Nicolas A. F. Jaeger
David V. Plant
spellingShingle Yun Wang
Luhua Xu
Han Yun
Minglei Ma
Amar Kumar
Eslam El-Fiky
Rui Li
Nicolas Abadiacalvo
Lukas Chrostowski
Nicolas A. F. Jaeger
David V. Plant
Polarization-Independent Mode-Evolution-Based Coupler for the Silicon-on-Insulator Platform
IEEE Photonics Journal
Silicon nanophotonics
waveguide devices.
author_facet Yun Wang
Luhua Xu
Han Yun
Minglei Ma
Amar Kumar
Eslam El-Fiky
Rui Li
Nicolas Abadiacalvo
Lukas Chrostowski
Nicolas A. F. Jaeger
David V. Plant
author_sort Yun Wang
title Polarization-Independent Mode-Evolution-Based Coupler for the Silicon-on-Insulator Platform
title_short Polarization-Independent Mode-Evolution-Based Coupler for the Silicon-on-Insulator Platform
title_full Polarization-Independent Mode-Evolution-Based Coupler for the Silicon-on-Insulator Platform
title_fullStr Polarization-Independent Mode-Evolution-Based Coupler for the Silicon-on-Insulator Platform
title_full_unstemmed Polarization-Independent Mode-Evolution-Based Coupler for the Silicon-on-Insulator Platform
title_sort polarization-independent mode-evolution-based coupler for the silicon-on-insulator platform
publisher IEEE
series IEEE Photonics Journal
issn 1943-0655
publishDate 2018-01-01
description We demonstrate a polarization-independent mode-evolution-based coupler for the silicon-on-insulator platform. The measured coupler has negligible insertion loss over a bandwidth of about 100 nm, i.e., from 1500 to 1600 nm. The measured maximum power imbalances for the polarization-independent coupler are 1.2 and 0.2 dB for the fundamental transverse electric (TE<sub>00</sub>) mode and the fundamental transverse magnetic (TM<sub>00</sub>) mode, respectively. Our coupler also has a compact design footprint with mode-evolution region not more than 75-&#x03BC;m long.
topic Silicon nanophotonics
waveguide devices.
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8358761/
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