Passive technologies for future large-scale photonic integrated circuits on silicon: polarization handling, light non-reciprocity and loss reduction

Daoxin Dai; Jared Bauters; John E Bowers

doi:10.1038/lsa.2012.1

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Passive technologies for future large-scale photonic integrated circuits on silicon: polarization handling, light non-reciprocity and loss reduction

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- Passive technologies for future large-scale photonic integrated circuits on silicon: polarization handling, light non-reciprocity and loss reduction
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 1, Issue 1, (2012)
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  1.Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
  2.Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, State Key Laboratory for Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang University, Zijingang, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Author bio：
  
  Professor DX Dai, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. E-mail: dxdai@zju.edu.cn
  Professor JE Bowers, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. E-mail: bowers@ece.ucsb.edu
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- DOI：10.1038/lsa.2012.1
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- Published：2012-03，
  
  Published Online：29 March 2012，
  
  Received：12 January 2012，
  
  Revised：16 February 2012，
  
  Accepted：17 February 2012
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Dai, D. X., Bauters, J. & Bowers, J. E. Passive technologies for future large-scale photonic integrated circuits on silicon: polarization handling, light non-reciprocity and loss reduction. Light: Science & Applications, 1, e1 (2012).
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Dai, D. X., Bauters, J. & Bowers, J. E. Passive technologies for future large-scale photonic integrated circuits on silicon: polarization handling, light non-reciprocity and loss reduction. Light: Science & Applications, 1, e1 (2012). DOI： 10.1038/lsa.2012.1.

摘要

Abstract

Silicon-based large-scale photonic integrated circuits are becoming important

due to the need for higher complexity and lower cost for optical transmitters

receivers and optical buffers. In this paper

passive technologies for large-scale photonic integrated circuits are described

including polarization handling

light non-reciprocity and loss reduction. The design rule for polarization beam splitters based on asymmetrical directional couplers is summarized and several novel designs for ultra-short polarization beam splitters are reviewed. A novel concept for realizing a polarization splitter–rotator is presented with a very simple fabrication process. Realization of silicon-based light non-reciprocity devices (e.g.

optical isolator)

which is very important for transmitters to avoid sensitivity to reflections

is also demonstrated with the help of magneto-optical material by the bonding technology. Low-loss waveguides are another important technology for large-scale photonic integrated circuits. Ultra-low loss optical waveguides are achieved by designing a Si

core with a very high aspect ratio. The loss is reduced further to

0.1 dB m

−1

with

an improved fabrication process incorporating a high-quality thermal oxide upper cladding by means of wafer bonding. With the developed ultra-low loss Si

optical waveguides

some devices are also demonstrated

including ultra-high-Q ring resonators

low-loss arrayed-waveguide grating (de)multiplexers

and high-extinction-ratio polarizers.

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Keywords

integrationlow lossnon-reciprocalpolarizationsilicon

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