Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 52, Issue 8, 0823002(2023)

Design of Low Loss Silicon Waveguide Bend with Width and Curvature Variations

Yue ZHOU... Yaohui SUN, Haoyu WU, Mengjia LU, Guohua HU, Binfeng YUN* and Yiping CUI |Show fewer author(s)
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  • Advanced Photonics Center,School of Electronic Science and Engineering,Southeast University,Nanjing 210096,China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Mathematical model of Euler bend
    Mathematical model of Euler-circular bend
    Structure diagram of bent optical waveguide I(inner curve:Circular bend,outer curve:Euler-circular bend)
    Structure diagram of bent optical waveguide Ⅱ(inner curve:Euler-circular bend,outer curve:Euler bend)
    Relationship between wmax and loss of Ⅰ-Ⅱ in bent optical waveguide
    Relation curve between bending loss and R0
    Electric field distribution of bent optical waveguide
    Diagram of loss and wavelength in a single mode bent optical waveguide
    • Table 1. Optimum wmax values of bent optical waveguides Ⅰ and Ⅱ with different R0

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      Table 1. Optimum wmax values of bent optical waveguides Ⅰ and Ⅱ with different R0

      R0/μmwmax/μmwmax/μm
      20.6250.56
      30.6750.55
      40.70.54
      50.70.54
    • Table 2. Loss of silicon-based single mode bent optical waveguide

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      Table 2. Loss of silicon-based single mode bent optical waveguide

      R0/μmBend loss(dB/90°)
      Circular bendEuler bendEuler-circular bendBezier bendWaveguide ⅠWaveguide Ⅱ
      20.034 70.061 00.030 80.015 10.005 60.024 8
      30.014 20.007 60.004 30.004 30.001 90.004 6
      40.007 90.004 60.001 70.001 10.001 00.000 6
      50.005 00.003 40.002 70.002 40.000 70.000 5
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    Yue ZHOU, Yaohui SUN, Haoyu WU, Mengjia LU, Guohua HU, Binfeng YUN, Yiping CUI. Design of Low Loss Silicon Waveguide Bend with Width and Curvature Variations[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2023, 52(8): 0823002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Device

    Received: Jan. 15, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 4, 2023

    Published Online: Sep. 26, 2023

    The Author Email: YUN Binfeng (ybf@seu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20235208.0823002

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