Low loss MMI couplers for high performance MZI modulators

DJ Thomson, Y Hu, GT Reed… - IEEE Photonics …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optical splitters and combiners which can provide precise splitting with low loss, high
thermal stability, large optical bandwidth, high compactness, and insensitivity to fabrication …

Low-loss calibration-free 2× 2 Mach-Zehnder switches with varied-width multimode-interference couplers

L Song, W Liu, Y Peng, H Liu, H Li, Y Shi… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Large-scale photonic switches are essential components for telecommunications and
interconnects, incorporating many cascaded 2× 2 optical switches. To keep the excess loss …

Theory of variable-ratio power splitters using multimode interference couplers

NS Lagali, MR Paiam… - IEEE Photonics …, 1999 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, we analyze the integrated optical N/spl times/N generalized Mach-Zehnder
interferometer (GMZI) employing multimode interference (MMI) couplers. A transfer matrix is …

Highly linear heterogeneous-integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer modulators on Si

C Zhang, PA Morton, JB Khurgin, JD Peters… - Optics express, 2016 - opg.optica.org
In this paper we demonstrate highly linear Mach-Zehnder interferometer modulators utilizing
heterogeneous integration on a Si substrate (HS-MZM). A record high dynamic range was …

Analysis of generalized Mach-Zehnder interferometers for variable-ratio power splitting and optimized switching

NS Lagali, MR Paiam, RI MacDonald… - Journal of lightwave …, 1999 - opg.optica.org
The nonideal integrated optical NN generalized Mach-Zehnder interferometer (GMZI)
employing multimode interference (MMI) couplers is analyzed using transfer matrix …

Two-mode de/multiplexer based on multimode interference couplers with a tilted joint as phase shifter

L Han, S Liang, H Zhu, L Qiao, J Xu, W Wang - Optics letters, 2015 - opg.optica.org
A novel design of a two-mode de/multiplexer (DE/MUX) based on multimode interference
(MMI) couplers is presented. Instead of the phase shifter (PS) in the shape of a narrow strip …

An ultra‐compact multimode interference coupler with a subwavelength grating slot

A Ortega‐Moñux, C Alonso‐Ramos… - Laser & Photonics …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Multimode interference couplers (MMIs) are fundamental building blocks in photonic
integrated circuits. Here it is experimentally demonstrated, for the first time, a two‐fold length …

Silicon MMI-based power splitter for multi-band operation at the 1.55 and 2 µm wave bands

Q Yi, G Cheng, Z Yan, Q Li, F Xu, Y Zou, T Li, Y Sun… - Optics Letters, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Multimode interference (MMI)-based power splitters are fundamental building blocks for
integrated photonic devices consisting of an interferometer structure. In order to forestall the …

Highly efficient silicon Michelson interferometer modulators

X Li, X Xiao, H Xu, Z Li, T Chu, J Yu… - IEEE Photonics …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the first high-speed silicon Michelson interferometer (MI) modulator with two 500
μm-long phase shifters. The utilized MI optical structure is an enhanced Mach-Zehnder …

Wavelength independent multimode interference coupler

A Maese-Novo, R Halir, S Romero-García… - Optics express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We propose an ultra-broadband multimode interference (MMI) coupler with a wavelength
range exceeding the O, E, S, C, L and U optical communication bands. For the first time, the …