Miniaturization of optical spectrometers

Z Yang, T Albrow-Owen, W Cai, T Hasan - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Optical spectrometry is one of the most powerful and widely used
characterization tools in scientific and industrial research. Benchtop laboratory spectrometer …

Waveguide sub‐wavelength structures: a review of principles and applications

R Halir, PJ Bock, P Cheben… - Laser & Photonics …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Periodic structures with a sub‐wavelength pitch have been known since Hertz conducted his
first experiments on the polarization of electromagnetic waves. While the use of these …

Compact spectrometer based on a disordered photonic chip

B Redding, SF Liew, R Sarma, H Cao - Nature Photonics, 2013 - nature.com
Light scattering in disordered media has been studied extensively due to its prevalence in
natural and artificial systems. In photonics most of the research has focused on …

Evanescently coupled multimode spiral spectrometer

B Redding, S Fatt Liew, Y Bromberg, R Sarma, H Cao - Optica, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We designed a high-resolution compact spectrometer based on an evanescently coupled
multimode spiral waveguide. Interference between the modes in the waveguide forms a …

High resolution on-chip spectroscopy based on miniaturized microdonut resonators

Z Xia, AA Eftekhar, M Soltani, B Momeni, Q Li… - Optics express, 2011 - opg.optica.org
We experimentally demonstrate a high resolution integrated spectrometer on silicon on
insulator (SOI) substrate using a large-scale array of microdonut resonators. Through top …

Ultra-compact silicon photonic 512× 512 25 GHz arrayed waveguide grating router

S Cheung, T Su, K Okamoto… - IEEE Journal of Selected …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper discusses design, fabrication, and characterization of a 512× 512 arrayed
waveguide grating router (AWGR) with a channel spacing of 25 GHz. The dimensions of the …

Fourier domain optical coherence tomography employing a swept multi-wavelength laser and a multi-channel receiver

Y Zhou, MJ Everett - US Patent 7,391,520, 2008 - Google Patents
The present invention is an alternative Fourier domain optical coherence system (FD-OCT)
and its associated method. The system comprises a swept multi-wavelength laser, an optical …

Comparison of AWGs and echelle gratings for wavelength division multiplexing on silicon-on-insulator

S Pathak, P Dumon, D Van Thourhout… - IEEE Photonics …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We compare the performance (insertion loss and crosstalk) of silicon-based arrayed
waveguide gratings (AWGs) and echelle gratings for different channel spacings. For high …

Research progress on on‐chip Fourier transform spectrometer

L Zhang, J Chen, C Ma, W Li, Z Qi… - Laser & Photonics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) is recognized as a highly precise analytical
instrument for analyzing the constituent elements of matter in the fields of physics, chemistry …

A microwave channelizer and spectroscope based on an integrated optical Bragg-grating Fabry-Perot and integrated hybrid Fresnel lens system

ST Winnall, AC Lindsay, MW Austin… - IEEE transactions on …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A compact means to separate microwave and millimeter-wave optical signals by RF
frequency in real time is demonstrated. The approach is to employ an integrated optical …