Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 19, 1913017(2024)

An Ultra-Large Bandwidth Variable Optical Attenuator Based on Silica Platform (Invited)

Guoyan Zeng*, Yuexin Yin, Yingzhi Ding, Xiaoqiang Sun, and Daming Zhang
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  • State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science & Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, Jilin , China
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    Structure diagrams of devices. (a) VOA; (b) Bessel curve MMI
    Simulated spectra of normal MMI and Bessel curve MMI. (a) Loss for each channel; (b) excess loss of devices
    Simulated spectra of VOA
    Microscope images of devices. (a) Modulate arms of VOA; (b) (c) Bessel curve MMI.
    Measured insertion loss of Bessel curve MMI. (a) 1310 nm; (b) 1550 nm
    Voltametric characteristics and photodetection curves of device. (a) (b) At wavelength of 1310 nm; (c) (d) at wavelength of 1550 nm
    Measured spectra of VOA
    VOA response time. (a) At wavelength of 1310 nm; (b) at wavelength of 1550 nm
    • Table 1. Extinction ratios achieved by VOA in each band when different temperature modulations are applied

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      Table 1. Extinction ratios achieved by VOA in each band when different temperature modulations are applied

      Temperature change (ΔT) /KMinimal extinction ratio (ER) /dB
      O-bandE-bandS-bandC-bandL-band
      2420131098
      27.51017191613
      30710182919
    • Table 2. Performance comparison with reported VOA

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      Table 2. Performance comparison with reported VOA

      ReferenceMaterialOperating band /nmTypeIL /dBER /dBPower /mWResponse time
      12SOI1540‒1600MZI>11.630a50
      17SOIElectro-absorption20a470

      54 ns/

      49.5 ns

      10Polymer1500‒1620MZI9.723.4a4.8

      0.95 ms/

      0.99 ms

      11Polymer1260‒1360MZI12.436.998.72

      0.18 ms/

      0.18 ms

      13Silica1520‒1630AMZI1.6~25a~500

      1.02 ms/

      1.06 ms

      This workSilica1260‒1360MZI<8.21>13.42339.0

      0.84 ms/

      0.88 ms

      This workSilica1500‒1625MZI<10.91>11.21452.1

      0.72 ms/

      1.04 ms

      This workSilica1260‒1625MZI<10.94>8.06375.2
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    Guoyan Zeng, Yuexin Yin, Yingzhi Ding, Xiaoqiang Sun, Daming Zhang. An Ultra-Large Bandwidth Variable Optical Attenuator Based on Silica Platform (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(19): 1913017

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    Paper Information

    Category: Integrated Optics

    Received: Jun. 28, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 20, 2024

    Published Online: Oct. 16, 2024

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    DOI:10.3788/LOP241568

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP241568

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