Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 54, Issue 5, 0523001(2025)

Design and Fabrication Technology of Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing Devices Based on Polymer Waveguides

Qiancheng YU1, Xu LIU1, Lin MA1、*, Jinhua WU2, and Zuyuan HE1
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200240,China
  • 2Shanghai Optoweave Technology Co.,Ltd.,Shanghai 200240,China
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    Schematic diagram of the device
    The effects of different waveguide widths on the refractive index of the waveguide on the effective refractive index and group refractive index on the refractive index change
    2×2 MMI schematic
    The effects of the offset of the curved waveguide on the loss of the device
    The simulated spectral responses of four-channel CWDM(De)MUX
    The fabrication process of the device
    The micrographs of the fabricated CWDM(De)MUX
    Experimental setup
    Measured transmission of the 4-channel CWDM(De)MUX
    Spectrum response diagram of Ch. 3 at different temperatures
    • Table 1. Parameters for the calculation of the delay line lengths

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      Table 1. Parameters for the calculation of the delay line lengths

      MZIsΔLLength/μm
      1stΔL127.18
      MZ-AΔL213.11
      MZ-BΔL313.27
    • Table 2. Setting of key MMI parameters

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      Table 2. Setting of key MMI parameters

      ParametersLength/μm
      D17.6
      LMMI2 912
      WMMI32
      Lt640
      Wt11.2
    • Table 3. Performance of the 4-channel CWDM(De)MUX

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      Table 3. Performance of the 4-channel CWDM(De)MUX

      ChannelsExcess loss/dBCrosstalk/dBDandwidth/nmDeviation/nm
      Ch. 13.6-15.520.8-0.2
      Ch. 23.3-20.820.1+0.3
      Ch. 32.7-19.618.6-0.2
      Ch. 44.6-23.920.9-0.4
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    Qiancheng YU, Xu LIU, Lin MA, Jinhua WU, Zuyuan HE. Design and Fabrication Technology of Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing Devices Based on Polymer Waveguides[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2025, 54(5): 0523001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Device

    Received: Nov. 4, 2024

    Accepted: Dec. 3, 2024

    Published Online: Jun. 18, 2025

    The Author Email: Lin MA (ma.lin@sjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20255405.0523001

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