Broadband multimode interference coupler on InP substrate with flat wavelength response over the whole O-band

Joel Hazan; Dzmitry Pustakhod; Steven Kleijn; Stefanos Andreou; Kevin A. Williams; Erwin A.J.M. Bente

doi:10.1109/IPC48725.2021.9592858

Broadband multimode interference coupler on InP substrate with flat wavelength response over the whole O-band

Joel Hazan, Dzmitry Pustakhod, Steven Kleijn, Stefanos Andreou, Kevin A. Williams, Erwin A.J.M. Bente

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We present broadband MMI couplers, developed for a novel integration platform on InP with active/passive integration capabilities for the 1300nm wavelength range. Low loss (<1dB) and flat wavelength response together with low imbalances (<0.1dB) were measured over 100nm for an optimal new MMI design configuration.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2021 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2021 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665416016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IPC48725.2021.9592858
Publication status	Published - 13 Nov 2021
Event	2021 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2021 - Virtual, Online, Canada Duration: 18 Oct 2021 → 21 Oct 2021

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Conference	2021 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2021
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Virtual, Online
Period	18/10/21 → 21/10/21

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This work presented the design, fabrication, and demonstration of the first multimode interference 3dB coupler on InP for 1300 nm light splitting with a minimized wavelength dependence. This is achieved with a specific input and output waveguide width. This MMI coupler is compatible with an active/passive integration technology for 1300 nm photonic integrated circuits. The measurements of MMI couplers with deeply etched access waveguides with Wio = 3μm reveal a response with <1 dB loss over the 1260-1360 nm wavelength range. Such a performance is of particular importance in intracavity elements for widely tunable laser systems in the O-band for optical communication and OCT systems. Acknowledgments This work is part of the research program ‘An integrated Optical Coherence Tomography system for medical imaging at 1300nm’ with project number 16251, which is (partly) financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). References L. M. Augustin et al., “InP-Based Generic Foundry Platform for Photonic Integrated Circuits,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron., vol. 24, no. 1, 2018, doi: 10.1109/JSTQE.2017.2720967. S. Latkowski et al., “Monolithically integrated widely tunable laser source operating at 2 μm,” Optica, vol. 3, no. 12, p. 1412, 2016, doi: 10.1364/optica.3.001412. L. B. Soldano and E. C. M. Pennings, “Optical Multi-Mode Interference Devices Based on Self-Imaging: Principles and Applications,” J. Light. Technol., vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 615–627, 1995, doi: 10.1109/50.372474. J. Leuthold, J. Eckner, E. Gamper, P. A. Besse, and H. Melchior, “Multimode interference couplers for the conversion and combining of zero-and first-order modes,” J. Light. Technol., vol. 16, no. 7, pp. 1228–1238, 1998, doi: 10.1109/50.701401. S. Latkowski, D. Pustakhod, M. Chatzimichailidis, W. Yao, and X. J. M. Leijtens, “Open Standards for Automation of Testing of Photonic Integrated Circuits,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron., vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 1–8, 2019, doi: 10.1109/JSTQE.2019.2921401.

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active/passive integration
InP
MMI
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Hazan, J., Pustakhod, D., Kleijn, S., Andreou, S., Williams, K. A., & Bente, E. A. J. M. (2021). Broadband multimode interference coupler on InP substrate with flat wavelength response over the whole O-band. In 2021 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2021 - Proceedings Article 9592858 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/IPC48725.2021.9592858

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Hazan, J, Pustakhod, D, Kleijn, S, Andreou, S, Williams, KA & Bente, EAJM 2021, Broadband multimode interference coupler on InP substrate with flat wavelength response over the whole O-band. in 2021 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2021 - Proceedings., 9592858, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2021 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2021, Virtual, Online, Canada, 18/10/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/IPC48725.2021.9592858

Broadband multimode interference coupler on InP substrate with flat wavelength response over the whole O-band. / Hazan, Joel; Pustakhod, Dzmitry; Kleijn, Steven et al.
2021 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2021 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2021. 9592858.

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