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Integrated Optical Filter Using Spiral-Based Cascaded Mach–Zehnder Interferometers

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We have proposed a new compact integrated optical filter based on cascaded Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs), and designed corresponding coupling structures without S-bend. The wavelength dependence and fabrication tolerance of coupling… Click to show full abstract

We have proposed a new compact integrated optical filter based on cascaded Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs), and designed corresponding coupling structures without S-bend. The wavelength dependence and fabrication tolerance of coupling structures constructed in straight waveguides and bent waveguides were sufficiently analyzed by the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The results showed that the curved coupler possesses property of broadband with large fabrication tolerance. Specifically, for the presented 3 dB coupler incorporated with the asymmetric curved waveguides, the deviation of transmission remained below 2% at wavelength from 1.5 to 1.6 μm, which is greatly helpful to broadband spectral response of cascaded MZIs. By connecting curved couplers with spiral waveguides, a filter by means of two-stages cascaded MZIs was optimally demonstrated to realize a channel spacing of 10 nm. The spiral-based MZIs filter (SBMF) provides a new reference for MZIs filter limited by footprint and wavelength dependence.

Keywords: integrated optical; mach zehnder; optical filter; filter; cascaded mach; based cascaded

Journal Title: IEEE Photonics Journal
Year Published: 2019

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