Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 51, Issue 11, 1113003(2022)

Design of Spectral Analysis Chip Based on Cascaded AWG

Zheng HAN and Binfeng YUN*
Author Affiliations
  • Advanced Photonics Center,School of Electronic Science and Engineering,Southeast University,Nanjing 210096,China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    Schematic diagram of the structure of the spectrum analysis chip
    Primary AWG function and spectrum schematic
    Schematic diagram of AWG1 function and spectrum
    Schematic diagram of the spectral relationship between Primary AWG CH1 and AWG1
    The cross-sectional view of the strip waveguide and the mode field diagram of the TE fundamental mode
    AWG simulation structure diagram
    The first-stage AWG transmission spectrum and its enlarged view in the range of 1 548.5~1 551.5 nm
    AWG4 transmission spectrum
    Spectroscopic analysis chip transmission spectroscopy
    The relationship between the FSRP of the Primary AWG and m
    Schematic diagram of the cause analysis of the large channel insertion loss and crosstalk in the edge part
    • Table 1. Design values for all AWGs

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      Table 1. Design values for all AWGs

      ParameterPrimary AWGSecondary AWG
      Wavelength channel spacing(Δλ(ΔλP)0.5 nm(ΔλS)3 nm
      Center wavelength(λc1 550.0 nmAWG6:1 551.25 nm
      AWG5:1 550.75 nm
      AWG4:1 550.25 nm
      AWG3:1 549.75 nm
      AWG2:1 549.25 nm
      AWG1:1 548.75 nm
      Diffraction order(mmP)430mS)14
      Free spectral range(FSR)(FSRP)3 nm(FSRS)90 nm
      Length of FPR(fFPR57.324 2 μm391.080 5 μm
      Adjacent array waveguide length difference(ΔL429.722 8 μmAWG6:14.167 7 μm
      AWG5:14.163 2 μm
      AWG4:14.158 7 μm
      AWG3:14.154 2 μm
      AWG2:14.149 7 μm
      AWG1:14.145 0 μm
      Number of arrayed waveguides(N19105
      Number of output channels(Nout625
      Tapered coupler length(LTaper10 μm10 μm
      Tapered coupler width(wTaper2 μm2 μm
      Chip size4 000 μm×400 μm1 000 μm×1 000 μm
    • Table 2. Comparison between the center wavelength of the second-stage AWG obtained by simulation and the design value

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      Table 2. Comparison between the center wavelength of the second-stage AWG obtained by simulation and the design value

      AWG nameCenter wavelength simulation valueDesign value of center wavelength
      AWG11 548.80 nm1 548.75 nm
      AWG21 549.30 nm1 549.25 nm
      AWG31 549.75 nm1 549.75 nm
      AWG41 550.20 nm1 550.25 nm
      AWG51 550.73 nm1 550.75 nm
      AWG61 551.22 nm1 551.25 nm
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    Received: Mar. 14, 2022

    Accepted: May. 17, 2022

    Published Online: Dec. 13, 2022

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

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20225111.1113003

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