Single-point tunable and non-volatile Y-junction photonic power splitter on SOI with broadband and low loss

Haitang Li; Jin Deng; Junbo Feng; Lehan Zhao; Zihan Shen; Guangqiong Xia; Zhengmao Wu; Jiagui Wu; Junbo Yang

doi:10.3788/COL202523.022201

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 2, 022201(2025)

Single-point tunable and non-volatile Y-junction photonic power splitter on SOI with broadband and low loss

Haitang Li^1,2,3, Jin Deng^1,3, Junbo Feng⁴, Lehan Zhao^1,3, Zihan Shen^1,2,3, Guangqiong Xia^1,3, Zhengmao Wu^1,4, Jiagui Wu^1,3、*, and Junbo Yang^2、**

Author Affiliations

¹School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China

²Center of Material Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

³Chongqing Key Laboratory of Micro&Nano Structure Optoelectronics, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China

⁴Microelectronics Center Co., Ltd., Chongqing 401332, China

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Paper Information

Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

Received: Jul. 18, 2024

Accepted: Aug. 28, 2024

Published Online: Mar. 3, 2025

The Author Email: Jiagui Wu (mgh@swu.edu.cn), Junbo Yang (yangjunbo@nudt.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202523.022201

CSTR:32184.14.COL202523.022201

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