Design and Fabrication of Broadband Polymer Mode (De)Multiplexer Using a Direct Inscribing Method
We demonstrate the design and fabrication of a mode (de)multiplexer based on the tapered mode-selective coupler. The proposed device is directly inscribed in the substrate material by a needle-type liquid micro-dispenser and a three-axis robot stage using commercially available UV-curable resins. Th...
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| author | Xiao Xu Lin Ma Chinami Marushima Takaaki Ishigure Zuyuan He |
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| description | We demonstrate the design and fabrication of a mode (de)multiplexer based on the tapered mode-selective coupler. The proposed device is directly inscribed in the substrate material by a needle-type liquid micro-dispenser and a three-axis robot stage using commercially available UV-curable resins. The fabricated mode (de)multiplexer has an excess loss less than 0.3 dB, a coupling ratio higher than 0.93, and an extinction ratio higher than 23 dB within a broadband of 100 nm around 1550 nm. The near field patterns of LP$_{11}$ mode at different wavelengths were successfully observed using an infrared charge-coupled-device camera. The fabrication tolerance on the spacing, core diameter deviation, and core circularity were investigated and the results imply that our fabrication process can satisfy the requirements on it. The proposed method is capable of fabricating functional devices for high-speed on-board optical interconnects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7281db0d2624c6db5e94bda1cc2c7922022-12-21T23:45:16ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552018-01-011061810.1109/JPHOT.2018.28777738528836Design and Fabrication of Broadband Polymer Mode (De)Multiplexer Using a Direct Inscribing MethodXiao Xu0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4062-1357Lin Ma1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8382-7940Chinami Marushima2Takaaki Ishigure3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5155-1740Zuyuan He4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7499-834XState Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaGraduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, JapanFaculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, JapanState Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaWe demonstrate the design and fabrication of a mode (de)multiplexer based on the tapered mode-selective coupler. The proposed device is directly inscribed in the substrate material by a needle-type liquid micro-dispenser and a three-axis robot stage using commercially available UV-curable resins. The fabricated mode (de)multiplexer has an excess loss less than 0.3 dB, a coupling ratio higher than 0.93, and an extinction ratio higher than 23 dB within a broadband of 100 nm around 1550 nm. The near field patterns of LP$_{11}$ mode at different wavelengths were successfully observed using an infrared charge-coupled-device camera. The fabrication tolerance on the spacing, core diameter deviation, and core circularity were investigated and the results imply that our fabrication process can satisfy the requirements on it. The proposed method is capable of fabricating functional devices for high-speed on-board optical interconnects.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8528836/Optical interconnectswaveguide devices |
| spellingShingle | Xiao Xu Lin Ma Chinami Marushima Takaaki Ishigure Zuyuan He Design and Fabrication of Broadband Polymer Mode (De)Multiplexer Using a Direct Inscribing Method IEEE Photonics Journal Optical interconnects waveguide devices |
| title | Design and Fabrication of Broadband Polymer Mode (De)Multiplexer Using a Direct Inscribing Method |
| title_full | Design and Fabrication of Broadband Polymer Mode (De)Multiplexer Using a Direct Inscribing Method |
| title_fullStr | Design and Fabrication of Broadband Polymer Mode (De)Multiplexer Using a Direct Inscribing Method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and Fabrication of Broadband Polymer Mode (De)Multiplexer Using a Direct Inscribing Method |
| title_short | Design and Fabrication of Broadband Polymer Mode (De)Multiplexer Using a Direct Inscribing Method |
| title_sort | design and fabrication of broadband polymer mode de multiplexer using a direct inscribing method |
| topic | Optical interconnects waveguide devices |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8528836/ |
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