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Silicon Optical Modulator Using a Low-Loss Phase Shifter Based on a Multimode Interference Waveguide

We have developed a novel phase modulator, based on fin-type electrodes placed at self-imaging positions of a silicon multimode interference (MMI) waveguide, which allows reduced scattering losses and relaxes the fabrication tolerance. The measured propagation losses and spectral bandwidth are 0.7 d...

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Autores principales: Inoue, Daisuke, Ichikawa, Tadashi, Kawasaki, Akari, Yamashita, Tatsuya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6680442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31323731
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi10070482
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author Inoue, Daisuke
Ichikawa, Tadashi
Kawasaki, Akari
Yamashita, Tatsuya
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description We have developed a novel phase modulator, based on fin-type electrodes placed at self-imaging positions of a silicon multimode interference (MMI) waveguide, which allows reduced scattering losses and relaxes the fabrication tolerance. The measured propagation losses and spectral bandwidth are 0.7 dB and 33 nm, respectively, on a 987 μm-long phase shifter. Owing to the self-imaging effect in the MMI waveguide, the wave-front expansion to the electrode was counteracted, and therefore, the scattering loss caused by electrode fins was successfully mitigated. As a proof-of-concept for the MMI-based phase modulator applications, we performed optical modulation based on Mach–Zehnder interferometers (MZIs). The π shift current of the modulator was 1.5 mA.
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spelling pubmed-66804422019-08-09 Silicon Optical Modulator Using a Low-Loss Phase Shifter Based on a Multimode Interference Waveguide Inoue, Daisuke Ichikawa, Tadashi Kawasaki, Akari Yamashita, Tatsuya Micromachines (Basel) Letter We have developed a novel phase modulator, based on fin-type electrodes placed at self-imaging positions of a silicon multimode interference (MMI) waveguide, which allows reduced scattering losses and relaxes the fabrication tolerance. The measured propagation losses and spectral bandwidth are 0.7 dB and 33 nm, respectively, on a 987 μm-long phase shifter. Owing to the self-imaging effect in the MMI waveguide, the wave-front expansion to the electrode was counteracted, and therefore, the scattering loss caused by electrode fins was successfully mitigated. As a proof-of-concept for the MMI-based phase modulator applications, we performed optical modulation based on Mach–Zehnder interferometers (MZIs). The π shift current of the modulator was 1.5 mA. MDPI 2019-07-18 /pmc/articles/PMC6680442/ /pubmed/31323731 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi10070482 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Inoue, Daisuke
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Silicon Optical Modulator Using a Low-Loss Phase Shifter Based on a Multimode Interference Waveguide
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title_short Silicon Optical Modulator Using a Low-Loss Phase Shifter Based on a Multimode Interference Waveguide
title_sort silicon optical modulator using a low-loss phase shifter based on a multimode interference waveguide
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6680442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31323731
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi10070482
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