Silicon integrated nanophotonic devices for on-chip multi-mode interconnects

H Xu, D Dai, Y Shi - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mode-division multiplexing (MDM) technology has drawn tremendous attention for its ability
to expand the link capacity within a single-wavelength carrier, paving the way for large-scale …

High-dimensional communication on etchless lithium niobate platform with photonic bound states in the continuum

Z Yu, Y Tong, HK Tsang, X Sun - Nature Communications, 2020 - nature.com
Photonic bound states in the continuum (BICs) have been exploited in various systems and
found numerous applications. Here, we investigate high-order BICs and apply BICs on an …

Perspective on mode-division multiplexing

Y Su, Y He, H Chen, X Li, G Li - Applied Physics Letters, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
We review the current status of mode-division multiplexing (MDM) techniques in fibers and
on chips. Three system applications are introduced, including quasi-single mode …

Silicon high-order mode (de) multiplexer on single polarization

Y He, Y Zhang, Q Zhu, S An, R Cao… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mode-division multiplexing on an integrated photonic chip is critical for future optical
networks. High-order mode multiplexing is desired to increase the transmission capacity …

Ultra‐sharp multimode waveguide bends with subwavelength gratings

H Wu, C Li, L Song, HK Tsang… - Laser & Photonics …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Mode‐division multiplexing (MDM) is attractive to enhance the link capacity of optical
interconnects by using multiple mode‐channels in multimode bus waveguides. As sharp …

All-solid-state beam steering via integrated optical phased array technology

S Zhao, J Chen, Y Shi - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Light detection and ranging (LiDAR), combining traditional radar technology with modern
laser technology, has much potential for applications in navigation, mapping, and so on …

Ultra‐sharp multi‐mode waveguide bending assisted with metamaterial‐based mode converters

H Xu, Y Shi - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
On‐chip multi‐mode communication has attracted much attention for its potential to greatly
expand the bandwidth of data transmission. However, the application of multi‐mode …

Aliasing-free optical phased array beam-steering with a plateau envelope

W Xu, L Zhou, L Lu, J Chen - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We investigate the feasibility of generating a plateau envelope for beam-steering with optical
phased arrays (OPAs). The design guidelines are summarized from numerical simulations …

Polarization-insensitive broadband 2× 2 3 dB power splitter based on silicon-bent directional couplers

X Chen, W Liu, Y Zhang, Y Shi - Optics Letters, 2017 - opg.optica.org
We present and demonstrate a broadband and polarization-insensitive 2× 2 3 dB power
splitters based on silicon-bent directional couplers (DCs). The working bandwidth can be …

Ultra-broadband on-chip multimode power splitter with an arbitrary splitting ratio

H Xu, D Dai, Y Shi - Osa Continuum, 2020 - opg.optica.org
The multimode power splitter is a basic component in mode-division multiplexing systems. In
this paper, we propose an ultra-broadband silicon multimode power splitter enabling …