Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 48, Issue 11, 1106001(2021)

Silicon-Based Integrated Device for Electro-Optic Modulation Assembly with Mode-Division Multiplexing

Tong Xiang1, Heming Chen2、*, and Yuchen Hu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
  • 2Bell Honors School, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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    Figures & Tables(17)
    Structure diagram of electro-optic modulation module based on photonic crystal
    Theoretical model of side coupling structure
    Electrical structure diagram of electro-optic modulation module based on photonic crystal
    Structure diagram of silicon-based mode-division-multiplexing module
    Theoretical model of silicon-based mode-division-multiplexing module
    Silicon-based integrated device for electro-optic modulation assembly with mode-division multiplexing. (a) Overall structure diagram; (b) tapered structure diagram
    TE mode effective refractive index change with waveguide width
    Relationship between coupling length and coupling efficiency of single-mode waveguide w1 corresponding to different waveguide spacing g
    Transmittance of electro-optic modulation module after direct cascade
    Transmittance of the electro-optic modulation module under “on” state when c is 2 to 11, respectively
    Transmittance of the integrated device under “on” state when c is 2 to 11, respectively
    Carrier concentration distribution of electro-optic modulation module.(a)n-type carrier concentration distribution under modulation voltage of 1.24 V; (b)p-type carrier concentration distribution under modulation voltage of 1.24 V
    Transmittance of electro-optic modulation module of the integrated device under “off” and “on” states
    Steady-state field distribution of the integrated device. (a) “off” state; (b) “on” state
    Extinction ratio and insertion loss of the integrated device. (a) As a function of air hole radius; (b) as a function of air holes number in tapered region c
    Insertion loss as a function of coupling distance g
    • Table 1. Performance comparison of photonic crystal electro-optic modulator and two-mode-division multiplexer with our proposed integrated device

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      Table 1. Performance comparison of photonic crystal electro-optic modulator and two-mode-division multiplexer with our proposed integrated device

      ReferenceExtinction ratio /dBInsertion loss /dBQ valueChannel crosstalk /dBFootprint
      Mohamed et al[4]11.431.6534 μm
      Rajib et al[5]2827 μm×5 μm
      Yosuke et al[7]41200 μm
      Ooka et al[8]0.82.2×105
      ReferenceExtinction ratio /dBInsertion loss /dBQ valueChannel crosstalk /dBFootprint
      Ooka et al[9]10.725.64.6×104110 μm2
      Daud et al[11]6.371.4×10590 μm×58.9 μm
      Garcia et al[20]0.8-23.412.3 μm
      Minz et al[21]2.74-8.53
      Mehrabi et al[22]0.87-1011.67 μm
      Mehrabi et al[23]0.49-32.7
      Ours19.730.051.5×104-34.3354 μm×22 μm
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    Paper Information

    Category: fiber optics and optical communications

    Received: Oct. 30, 2020

    Accepted: Dec. 23, 2020

    Published Online: Jun. 4, 2021

    The Author Email: Chen Heming (chhm@njupt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202148.1106001

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