Study On Optical Communications, Volume. 49, Issue 3, 53(2023)

Research and Design of 1×4 Multimode Interference Coupler with High Uniformity

Zhao-yi LI1, Zuo-wen FAN1, Qing-yu CONG1, Jing-jie ZHOU1, Xian-feng ZENG2, Shao-nan ZHENG1, Yuan DONG1, Ting HU1, Qi-ze ZHONG1, and Lian-xi JIA1,2,3、*
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  • 1School of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 200050, China
  • 3Shanghai Industrialμ Technology Research Institute, Shanghai 201800, China
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    For the problem of inhomogeneity of the output optical power of multiple output ports, the paper designs a 1×4 Multimode Interference (MMI) coupler based on Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) and proposes a new method to optimize its homogeneity. A tapered waveguide is used at the input/output of the coupler. To improve the uniformity of the MMI coupler, an unequal-width design is used for the tapered waveguide at the output. After optimization, the uniformity of the four output ports is as high as 0.007 4 dB, while the total insertion loss is only 0.058 dB. According to this method, the transmission constant of the output, avoid crosstalk between waveguides, and achieve an improvement in the uniformity of the output port of the MMI coupler.

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    Zhao-yi LI, Zuo-wen FAN, Qing-yu CONG, Jing-jie ZHOU, Xian-feng ZENG, Shao-nan ZHENG, Yuan DONG, Ting HU, Qi-ze ZHONG, Lian-xi JIA. Research and Design of 1×4 Multimode Interference Coupler with High Uniformity[J]. Study On Optical Communications, 2023, 49(3): 53

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jul. 18, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jun. 12, 2023

    The Author Email: Lian-xi JIA (jialx@mail.sim.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.13756/j.gtxyj.2023.03.009

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