Ultra-compact low loss polarization insensitive silicon waveguide splitter

Z Xiao, X Luo, PH Lim, P Prabhathan, STH Silalahi… - Optics …, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We observe that the cascaded typical Y junctions will introduce unwanted periodic fringes
over the spectrum in practical systems when they link with multimode waveguides. To solve …

Silicon-based multimode waveguide crossings

W Chang, M Zhang - Journal of Physics: Photonics, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Mode multiplexing technique is a new promising option to increase the transmission
capacity of on-chip optical interconnects. Multimode waveguide crossings are the key …

Optimization of ultracompact polarization-insensitive multimode interference couplers based on Si nanowire waveguides

D Dai, S He - IEEE photonics technology letters, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An ultracompact multimode interference (MMI) coupler based on Si nanowire waveguides is
optimized to achieve polarization-insensitive performances. According to numerical …

Design of optical polarization splitters in a single-section deeply etched MMI waveguide

BMA Rahman, N Somasiri, C Themistos, KTV Grattan - Applied Physics B, 2001 - Springer
The design of a single-section polarization splitter in a deeply etched semiconductor MMI
waveguide is presented. Numerically simulated results indicate that the semiconductor MMI …

Fabrication of 4 x 4 tapered MMI coupler with large cross section

H Wei, J Yu, Z Liu, X Zhang, W Shi… - IEEE Photonics …, 2001 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
MMI coupler with large cross section has low coupling loss between the device and fiber.
However, large chip area is required. Recently proposed N/spl times/N tapered MMI coupler …

Taper-integrated multimode-interference based waveguide crossing design

CH Chen, CH Chiu - IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a design technique for a compact waveguide crossing by using a 90° multimode-
interference (MMI) based waveguide crossing sandwiched by four identical miniaturized …

Demonstration of a highly efficient multimode interference based silicon waveguide crossing

X Li, H Xu, X Xiao, Z Li, J Yu, Y Yu - Optics Communications, 2014 - Elsevier
We present the design, fabrication and characterization of a highly efficient silicon
waveguide crossing based on multimode interference (MMI). The crossing is formed by only …

Compact 2× 2 polarization-diversity Si-wire switch

SH Kim, K Tanizawa, Y Shoji, G Cong, K Suzuki… - Optics …, 2014 - opg.optica.org
A polarization-independent 2× 2 switch based on silicon-wire waveguides has been
realized with a compact size of 600× 500 μm^ 2. Polarization-independent operation was …

Elimination of cross-talk in silicon-on-insulator waveguide crossings with optimized angle

Y Xie, J Xu, J Zhang - Optical Engineering, 2011 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We present a low crosstalk, low losses crossings for silicon-on-insulator waveguides by
choosing the optimum crossing angle. The waveguides are broadened using a 3 μm …

Highly efficient crossing structure for silicon-on-insulator waveguides

P Sanchis, P Villalba, F Cuesta, A Håkansson, A Griol… - Optics letters, 2009 - opg.optica.org
A compact waveguide crossing structure with low transmission losses and negligible
crosstalk is demonstrated for silicon-on-insulator circuits. The crossing structure is based on …