Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer Integrating Silicon Waveguide Optical Circulators and Bragg Reflector
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Tokyo Institute of Technology○K. Kato Y. Shoji T. Mizumoto
Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer Integrating SiliconWaveguide Optical Circulators and Bragg Reflector
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Background
Short distance optical signal transmission
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Optical interconnection
• Silica glass• III-V semiconductor• Silicon photonics
Small footprint & high functionality
Requirement• High-speed and high-capacity• Low power consumption
Optical waveguide device
5 μm
Rack to rack
Tokyo Inst. Tech.
On chip
IBM
Chip to chip
Intel
Board to board
Keio Univ.
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Silicon Waveguide Optical Circulator
Port2
Port1 Port4
Port3
Nonreciprocal optical path circulation
• Integratable with other components• Maximum isolation of 33 dB• TM mode operation
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• Optical add-drop multiplexer• Dispersion compensator• Bidirectional transmission system
Optical circulator
Silicon waveguide optical circulator
T. Mizumoto, et al., Proc. SPIE, 8988, 89880C (2014).
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Wavelength [nm]
Tran
smitt
ance
[dB
] Port 1 → Port 2
Port 2 → Port 1
33 dB
Port1
Port4
Port2
Port3 SiSiO2
Ce:YIG
3 dB directional coupler
Non-reciprocalReciprocal phase shifter (RPS)
Magnetic field
phase shifter (NPS)
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Operation Principle of Optical CirculatorPort 1→Port 2
Port 2→Port 3
NPSRPS
-π /2+π /2
Magnetic
field
0 (Cross)
Port1
Port2
NPSRPS
Magnetic
field
+π /2+π /2+π (Bar)
Port3
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Silicon Waveguide Bragg Reflector
Optical Add Drop Multiplexer (OADM)
+ Optical circulators
Distributed Horizontal Groove Vertical Groove
• TE and TM modes• Less fabrication
tolerant
• TE mode• Double stage etching
(depth control)
• TM mode• Single-step litho. and
etching
Reflect optical signals of a particular wavelength
Bragg reflector
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Characterization ~ Bragg Reflector ~
30 dB Bragg reflection(TM mode)
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Wavelength [nm]
Tran
smitt
ance
[dB
]
Ref w/o Ce:YIG
Bragg reflector
Ref w/ Ce:YIG
Waveguide width
Waveguide height
Grating period
Groove depth
Groove length184 nm
368 nm
70 nm220 nm
550 nm
Grooves were repeated 500 times
220 nm550 nm
Si
SiO2
Ce:YIG
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Silicon Waveguide OADM
Add and drop a particular wavelength signal
OADM
l1 l2 l3 l4
Drop
Optical circulator
Bragg reflectorThrough
InputAdd
1.5 mm
Bragg reflector
Through
DropInput
Add
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Input→Through
Add→ThroughInput→Drop
Characterization ~ OADM ~
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Wavelength (nm)
Tran
smitt
ance
(dB
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Input→Through
Input→Drop
Add→Through
B1 B2 B3
OADM operation - B3 band: Add/Drop - Other bands: Through
Expected characteristic
DropThrough
InputAdd
Circulator
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Summary
Successful fabrication of a silicon waveguide Bragg reflector cladded with Ce:YIG 30 dB reflection for the TM mode
Demonstration of a silicon waveguide OADM by integrating two optical circulators and a Bragg reflector