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 …

Low-loss, low-crosstalk waveguide crossing for scalable integrated silicon photonics applications

M Johnson, MG Thompson, D Sahin - Optics express, 2020 - opg.optica.org
A waveguide crossing based on multi-mode interference is designed and experimentally
characterized on the silicon platform. The insertion loss of the device is measured as 43±4 …

A compact and polarization-insensitive silicon waveguide crossing based on subwavelength grating MMI couplers

S Wu, S Mao, L Zhou, L Liu, Y Chen, X Mu, L Cheng… - Optics express, 2020 - opg.optica.org
In this work, we proposed and experimentally demonstrated a compact and low polarization-
dependent silicon waveguide crossing based on subwavelength grating multimode …

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 …

A parallel design scheme for ultra-compact silicon waveguide crossing based on the tapered multimode interference coupler

R Zhang, S Sun, J Wang, H Hou… - Journal of …, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We demonstrate two ultra-compact high efficiency silicon waveguide crossing devices
based on the tapered multimode interference coupler in the entire wavelength range of 1520 …

High performance ultra-compact SOI waveguide crossing

HL Han, H Li, XP Zhang, A Liu, TY Lin, Z Chen… - Optics …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Waveguide crossing is an important integrated photonic component that will be routinely
used for high-density and large-scale photonic integrated circuits, such as optical switches …

High-performance multimode interference coupler in silicon waveguides with subwavelength structures

A Ortega-Monux, L Zavargo-Peche… - IEEE Photonics …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The performance of multimode interference (MMI) couplers in silicon waveguides is limited
by the high lateral refractive index contrast. Here we propose the use of subwavelength …

Ultralow-loss silicon waveguide crossing using Bloch modes in index-engineered cascaded multimode-interference couplers

Y Zhang, A Hosseini, X Xu, D Kwong, RT Chen - Optics letters, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We investigate the loss mechanism in three-moded multimode-interference couplers that are
the building blocks of a compact and low-loss waveguide crossing structure. Broadband …

Low-crosstalk waveguide crossing based on 1× 1 MMI structure of silicon-wire waveguide

SH Kim, G Cong, H Kawashima… - 2013 Conference on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Waveguide crossing based on a tilted multimode-interference (MMI) structure in high-index-
contrast silicon wire is reported. For low crosstalk and low loss, crossing angle of MMIs is …

A CMOS-compatible, low-loss, and low-crosstalk silicon waveguide crossing

Y Zhang, S Yang, AEJ Lim, GQ Lo… - IEEE Photonics …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We demonstrated a waveguide crossing for submicron silicon waveguides with average
insertion loss of 0.18±0.03 dB and crosstalk of-41±2 dB, uniform across an 8-inch wafer. The …