Subwavelength grating waveguide-integrated athermal Mach-Zehnder interferometer with enhanced fabrication error tolerance and wide stable spectral range

Peng Xing, Jaime Viegas

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Abstract

We propose an athermal Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) with a subwavelength grating waveguide implemented in one of the arms to increase its fabrication error tolerance. The design is demonstrated with a CMOS compatible fabrication. In this work we will discuss the design principles of the subwavelength grating, loss mechanism, fabrication procedure and experimental results obtained. The fabricated devices have a temperature sensitivity of less than 10 pm/K over a spectral range from 1.5μm to 1.64μm. Also, the fabricated devices have a stable performance within the aforementioned specifications even with fabrication linewidth variations from -20 nm to 40 nm.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationSilicon Photonics XI
EditorsGraham T. Reed, Andrew P. Knights
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781628419870
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
EventSilicon Photonics XI - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 15 Feb 201617 Feb 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9752
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceSilicon Photonics XI
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period15/02/1617/02/16

Keywords

  • Integrated optics devices; Wavelength filtering devices; Temperature; Waveguides; Gratings

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