Silicon photonics for high-capacity data communications

Y Shi, Y Zhang, Y Wan, Y Yu, Y Zhang, X Hu… - Photonics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
In recent years, optical modulators, photodetectors,(de) multiplexers, and heterogeneously
integrated lasers based on silicon optical platforms have been verified. The performance of …

Optical beamforming networks for millimeter-wave wireless communications

F Duan, Y Guo, Z Gu, Y Yin, Y Wu, T Chen - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the rapid data growth driven by smart phone, high-definition television and virtual
reality/augmented reality devices and so on, the launched 5G and upcoming 6G wireless …

On-chip mode-selective manipulation based on the modal-field redistribution assisted with subwavelength grating structures

X Yi, C Li, W Zhao, L Zhang, Y Shi, D Dai - Nanophotonics, 2023 - degruyter.com
Efficient mode-selective manipulation in multimode photonics has drawn much attention as
a key technology for realizing scalable and flexible mode-division multiplexing (MDM) …

Spatio-spectral control of coherent nanophotonics

JS Lee, N Farmakidis, S Aggarwal, B Dong, W Zhou… - …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Fast modulation of optical signals that carry multidimensional information in the form of
wavelength, phase or polarization has fueled an explosion of interest in integrated …

Compact hybrid five-mode multiplexer based on asymmetric directional couplers with constant bus waveguide width

S Mao, L Cheng, C Zhao, Y Wang, Q Li, HY Fu - Optics Letters, 2023 - opg.optica.org
We experimentally demonstrate a hybrid mode division multiplexer (MDM) based on
asymmetric directional couplers (ADCs) without transition tapers in between. The proposed …

Reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers for hybrid mode-/wavelength-division-multiplexing systems

X Yi, W Zhao, C Li, L Zhang, Y Xiang… - Advanced …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Dealing with the increase in data workloads and network complexity requires efficient
selective manipulation of any channels in hybrid mode-/wavelength-division multiplexing …

Photonics in a time of rapid growth: Silicon Based Optoelectronics in China

Z Zhou, W Chen, X He, D Ma - IEEE Photonics Journal, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Silicon-based optoelectronics (SBO), combining the advantages of both microelectronics
and optoelectronics, has entered a period of rapid development. Applications based on SBO …

Guided-mode based arbitrary signal switching through an inverse-designed ultra-compact mode switching device

SL Yang, H Jia, J Niu, X Fu, L Yang - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
The application of the inverse design method and free-form geometrical optimization in
photonic devices endows them with highly tunable functionality and an ultra-compact …

Cyclic silicon waveguide four-mode converter for mode division multiplexing transmission

Z Yuan, Y Wang, H Fan, Z Zhang, M Cheng, Q Yang… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, a novel cyclic mode converter (CMC) is proposed and fabricated to implement
cyclic mode permutation (CMP) on-chip for differential mode delay and mode-dependent …

Arbitrary access to optical carriers in silicon photonic mode/wavelength hybrid division multiplexing circuits

J Tan, H Xiao, M Ma, X Zhou, M Yuan, A Dubey… - Optics Letters, 2022 - opg.optica.org
The manipulation of optical modes directly in a multimode waveguide without affecting the
transmission of undesired signal carriers is of significance to realize a flexible and simple …