TY - JOUR
T1 - Compact MMI-Based AWGs in a Scalable Monolithic Silicon Photonics Platform
AU - Taha, Ayat
AU - Chandran, Sujith
AU - Viegas, Jaime
AU - Bian, Yusheng
AU - Rakowski, Michal
AU - Augur, Rod
AU - Jacob, Ajey
AU - Dahlem, Marcus
N1 - Funding Information:
Manuscript received May 9, 2021; revised June 24, 2021; accepted July 20, 2021. Date of publication July 26, 2021; date of current version August 11, 2021. This work was supported by Khalifa University/SRC Center of Excellence on Integrated Photonics, GRC task 2713.001. (Corresponding authors: Ayat M. Taha; Yusheng Bian.) Ayat M. Taha and Jaime Viegas are with the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE (e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]).
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PY - 2021/8
Y1 - 2021/8
N2 - We demonstrate a compact (367 times 67 , mu {text{m}}^2) four-channel wavelength division multiplexer using an arrayed waveguide grating based on multimode interference couplers, and built on a monolithic silicon photonics platform. The design is particularly attractive due to the thin device layer. A semi-numerical approach was used for device design and simulation. Optical measurements were found to be consistent with simulation results. The device channel spacing, 3-dB bandwidth and crosstalk were measured to be 97 GHz, 87 GHz and 9.6 dB, respectively, for the designed wavelength of operation near 1310 nm.
AB - We demonstrate a compact (367 times 67 , mu {text{m}}^2) four-channel wavelength division multiplexer using an arrayed waveguide grating based on multimode interference couplers, and built on a monolithic silicon photonics platform. The design is particularly attractive due to the thin device layer. A semi-numerical approach was used for device design and simulation. Optical measurements were found to be consistent with simulation results. The device channel spacing, 3-dB bandwidth and crosstalk were measured to be 97 GHz, 87 GHz and 9.6 dB, respectively, for the designed wavelength of operation near 1310 nm.
KW - Arrayed waveguide grating
KW - monolithic platform
KW - multimode interference coupler
KW - silicon photonics
KW - silicon-on-insulator
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85111568210
U2 - 10.1109/JPHOT.2021.3099436
DO - 10.1109/JPHOT.2021.3099436
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85111568210
SN - 1943-0655
VL - 13
JO - IEEE Photonics Journal
JF - IEEE Photonics Journal
IS - 4
M1 - 9495107
ER -