Multi-planar amorphous silicon photonics with compact interplanar couplers, cross talk mitigation, and low crossing loss
We propose and experimentally demonstrate a photonic routing architecture that can efficiently utilize the space of multi-plane (3D) photonic integration. A wafer with three planes of amorphous silicon waveguides was fabricated and characterized, demonstrating...
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| author | Jeff Chiles Sonia Buckley Nima Nader Sae Woo Nam Richard P. Mirin Jeffrey M. Shainline |
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| description | We propose and experimentally demonstrate a photonic routing architecture that can
efficiently utilize the space of multi-plane (3D) photonic integration. A wafer with three
planes of amorphous silicon waveguides was fabricated and characterized, demonstrating
<
3
×
1
0
−
4
dB loss per out-of-plane waveguide crossing,
0.05
±
0.02
dB per interplane coupler, and microring resonators on
three planes with a quality factors up to
8.2
×
1
0
4
. We also explore a phase velocity mapping strategy to
mitigate the cross talk between co-propagating waveguides on different planes. These
results expand the utility of 3D photonic integration for applications such as optical
interconnects, neuromorphic computing and optical phased arrays. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12ad70d704694c9685ec5335f981fc6e2022-12-22T01:06:05ZengAIP Publishing LLCAPL Photonics2378-09672017-11-01211116101116101-710.1063/1.5000384001710APPMulti-planar amorphous silicon photonics with compact interplanar couplers, cross talk mitigation, and low crossing lossJeff Chiles0Sonia Buckley1Nima Nader2Sae Woo Nam3Richard P. Mirin4Jeffrey M. Shainline5National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USANational Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USANational Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USANational Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USANational Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USANational Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USAWe propose and experimentally demonstrate a photonic routing architecture that can efficiently utilize the space of multi-plane (3D) photonic integration. A wafer with three planes of amorphous silicon waveguides was fabricated and characterized, demonstrating < 3 × 1 0 − 4 dB loss per out-of-plane waveguide crossing, 0.05 ± 0.02 dB per interplane coupler, and microring resonators on three planes with a quality factors up to 8.2 × 1 0 4 . We also explore a phase velocity mapping strategy to mitigate the cross talk between co-propagating waveguides on different planes. These results expand the utility of 3D photonic integration for applications such as optical interconnects, neuromorphic computing and optical phased arrays.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5000384 |
| spellingShingle | Jeff Chiles Sonia Buckley Nima Nader Sae Woo Nam Richard P. Mirin Jeffrey M. Shainline Multi-planar amorphous silicon photonics with compact interplanar couplers, cross talk mitigation, and low crossing loss APL Photonics |
| title | Multi-planar amorphous silicon photonics with compact interplanar couplers,
cross talk mitigation, and low crossing loss |
| title_full | Multi-planar amorphous silicon photonics with compact interplanar couplers,
cross talk mitigation, and low crossing loss |
| title_fullStr | Multi-planar amorphous silicon photonics with compact interplanar couplers,
cross talk mitigation, and low crossing loss |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multi-planar amorphous silicon photonics with compact interplanar couplers,
cross talk mitigation, and low crossing loss |
| title_short | Multi-planar amorphous silicon photonics with compact interplanar couplers,
cross talk mitigation, and low crossing loss |
| title_sort | multi planar amorphous silicon photonics with compact interplanar couplers cross talk mitigation and low crossing loss |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5000384 |
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