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Yihang Dong1, Yong Zhang1, , Jian Shen1, Zihan Xu1, Xihua Zou2 and Yikai Su1,
Corresponding author: Yong Zhang, yongzhang@sjtu.edu.cn; Yikai Su, yikaisu@sjtu.edu.cn
Abstract: On-chip optical communications are growingly aiming at multimode operation together with mode-division multiplexing to further increase the transmission capacity. Optical switches, which are capable of optical signals switching at the nodes, play a key role in optical networks. We demonstrate a 2 × 2 electro-optic Mach–Zehnder interferometer-based mode- and polarization-selective switch fabricated by standard complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor process. An electro optic tuner based on a PN-doped junction in one of the Mach–Zehnder interferometer arms enables dynamic switching in 11 ns. For all the channels, the overall insertion losses and inter-modal crosstalk values are below 9.03 and –15.86 dB at 1550 nm, respectively.
Key words: mode and polarization switch-and-selector, silicon photonics, high speed
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Table 1. Measured insertion losses of the building blocks.
| Item | Loss |
| Grating coupler for TE0 | 5.3 dB/facet |
| Grating coupler for TM0 | 6.4 dB/facet |
| PBS for TE0 | 0.98 dB |
| PBS for TM0 | 1.04 dB |
| PR for TE0 | 0.91 dB |
| PR for TM0 | 0.78 dB |
| MMUX for TE0 | 1.61 dB |
| MMUX for TM0 | 1.32 dB |
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Winzer P J, Neilson D T, Chraplyvy A R. Fiber-optic transmission and networking: The previous 20 and the next 20 years. Opt Express, 2018, 26, 24190 doi: 10.1364/OE.26.024190
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Stern B, Zhu X L, Chen C P, et al. On-chip mode-division multiplexing switch. Optica, 2015, 2, 530 doi: 10.1364/OPTICA.2.000530
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Xiong Y L, Priti R B, Liboiron-Ladouceur O. High-speed two-mode switch for mode-division multiplexing optical networks. Optica, 2017, 4, 1098 doi: 10.1364/OPTICA.4.001098
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Yao Y H, Cheng Z, Dong J J, et al. Performance of integrated optical switches based on 2D materials and beyond. Front Optoelectron, 2020, 13, 129 doi: 10.1007/s12200-020-1058-3
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Dai D, Wang J, Shi Y. Silicon mode (de)multiplexer enabling high capacity photonic networks-on-chip with a single-wavelength-carrier light. Opt Lett, 2013, 38, 1422 doi: 10.1364/OL.38.001422
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Dai D, Mao M. Mode converter based on an inverse taper for multimode silicon nanophotonic integrated circuits. Opt Express, 2015, 23, 28376 doi: 10.1364/OE.23.028376
|
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Jiang W F, Miao J Y, Li T. Compact silicon 10-mode multi/demultiplexer for hybrid mode- and polarisation-division multiplexing system. Sci Rep, 2019, 9, 13223 doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-49763-0
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Zhang Y, He Y, Wang H W, et al. Ultra-broadband mode size converter using on-chip metamaterial-based Luneburg lens. ACS Photonics, 2021, 8, 202 doi: 10.1021/acsphotonics.0c01269
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Zheng X, Chang E, Amberg P, et al. A high-speed, tunable silicon photonic ring modulator integrated with ultra-efficient active wavelength control. Opt Express, 2014, 22, 12628 doi: 10.1364/OE.22.012628
|
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Dai D X, Li C L, Wang S P, et al. 10-channel mode (de)multiplexer with dual polarizations. Laser Photonics Rev, 2018, 12, 1700109 doi: 10.1002/lpor.201700109
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|
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|
| [30] |
Suzuki K, Cong G, Tanizawa K, et al. Ultra-high-extinction-ratio 2 × 2 silicon optical switch with variable splitter. Opt Express, 2015, 23, 9086 doi: 10.1364/OE.23.009086
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He Y, Zhang Y, Zhu Q M, et al. Silicon high-order mode (de)multiplexer on single polarization. J Light Technol, 2018, 36, 5746 doi: 10.1109/JLT.2018.2878529
|
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Received: 12 August 2021 Revised: 12 October 2021 Online: Accepted Manuscript: 14 December 2021Uncorrected proof: 23 December 2021Published: 01 February 2022
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Yihang Dong, Yong Zhang, Jian Shen, Zihan Xu, Xihua Zou, Yikai Su. Silicon-integrated high-speed mode and polarization switch-and-selector[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2022, 43(2): 022301. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/43/2/022301
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Y H Dong, Y Zhang, J Shen, Z H Xu, X H Zou, Y K Su, Silicon-integrated high-speed mode and polarization switch-and-selector[J]. J. Semicond., 2022, 43(2): 022301. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/43/2/022301.
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| [1] |
Winzer P J, Neilson D T, Chraplyvy A R. Fiber-optic transmission and networking: The previous 20 and the next 20 years. Opt Express, 2018, 26, 24190 doi: 10.1364/OE.26.024190
|
| [2] |
Stern B, Zhu X L, Chen C P, et al. On-chip mode-division multiplexing switch. Optica, 2015, 2, 530 doi: 10.1364/OPTICA.2.000530
|
| [3] |
Xiong Y L, Priti R B, Liboiron-Ladouceur O. High-speed two-mode switch for mode-division multiplexing optical networks. Optica, 2017, 4, 1098 doi: 10.1364/OPTICA.4.001098
|
| [4] |
Yao Y H, Cheng Z, Dong J J, et al. Performance of integrated optical switches based on 2D materials and beyond. Front Optoelectron, 2020, 13, 129 doi: 10.1007/s12200-020-1058-3
|
| [5] |
Zhao Y H, Wang X, Gao D S, et al. On-chip programmable pulse processor employing cascaded MZI-MRR structure. Front Optoelectron, 2019, 12, 148 doi: 10.1007/s12200-018-0846-5
|
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Su Y K, Zhang Y, Qiu C Y, et al. Silicon photonic platform for passive waveguide devices: Materials, fabrication, and applications. Adv Mater Technol, 2020, 5, 1901153 doi: 10.1002/admt.201901153
|
| [7] |
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|
| [8] |
Jia H, Yang S L, Zhou T, et al. WDM-compatible multimode optical switching system-on-chip. Nanophotonics, 2019, 8, 889 doi: 10.1515/nanoph-2019-0005
|
| [9] |
Han L S, Kuo B P P, Alic N, et al. Silicon Photonic Wavelength and Mode Selective Switch for WDM-MDM networks. 2019 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC), 2019, 1
|
| [10] |
Jia H, Zhou T, Zhang L, et al. Optical switch compatible with wavelength division multiplexing and mode division multiplexing for photonic networks-on-chip. Opt Express, 2017, 25, 20698 doi: 10.1364/OE.25.020698
|
| [11] |
Zhang Y, He Y, Zhu Q M, et al. On-chip silicon photonic 2 × 2 mode- and polarization-selective switch with low inter-modal crosstalk. Photon Res, 2017, 5, 521 doi: 10.1364/PRJ.5.000521
|
| [12] |
Zhang Y, Zhang R H, Zhu Q M, et al. Architecture and devices for silicon photonic switching in wavelength, polarization and mode. J Light Technol, 2019, 38, 215 doi: 10.1109/JLT.2019.2946171
|
| [13] |
Dai D, Wang J, Shi Y. Silicon mode (de)multiplexer enabling high capacity photonic networks-on-chip with a single-wavelength-carrier light. Opt Lett, 2013, 38, 1422 doi: 10.1364/OL.38.001422
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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Jia H, Zhang L, Ding J, et al. Microring modulator matrix integrated with mode multiplexer and de-multiplexer for on-chip optical interconnect. Opt Express, 2017, 25, 422 doi: 10.1364/OE.25.000422
|
| [21] |
Dai D, Mao M. Mode converter based on an inverse taper for multimode silicon nanophotonic integrated circuits. Opt Express, 2015, 23, 28376 doi: 10.1364/OE.23.028376
|
| [22] |
Jiang W F, Miao J Y, Li T. Compact silicon 10-mode multi/demultiplexer for hybrid mode- and polarisation-division multiplexing system. Sci Rep, 2019, 9, 13223 doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-49763-0
|
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Zhang Y, He Y, Wang H W, et al. Ultra-broadband mode size converter using on-chip metamaterial-based Luneburg lens. ACS Photonics, 2021, 8, 202 doi: 10.1021/acsphotonics.0c01269
|
| [24] |
Zheng X, Chang E, Amberg P, et al. A high-speed, tunable silicon photonic ring modulator integrated with ultra-efficient active wavelength control. Opt Express, 2014, 22, 12628 doi: 10.1364/OE.22.012628
|
| [25] |
Jayatilleka H, Murray K, Guillén-Torres M á, et al. Wavelength tuning and stabilization of microring-based filters using silicon in-resonator photoconductive heaters. Opt Express, 2015, 23, 25084 doi: 10.1364/OE.23.025084
|
| [26] |
Dai D X, Li C L, Wang S P, et al. 10-channel mode (de)multiplexer with dual polarizations. Laser Photonics Rev, 2018, 12, 1700109 doi: 10.1002/lpor.201700109
|
| [27] |
Xu D X, Schmid J H, Reed G T, et al. Silicon photonic integration platform — have we found the sweet spot. IEEE J Sel Top Quantum Electron, 2014, 20, 189 doi: 10.1109/JSTQE.2014.2299634
|
| [28] |
Huang H Z, Huang Y T, He Y, et al. Demonstration of terabit coherent on-chip optical interconnects employing mode-division multiplexing. Opt Lett, 2021, 46, 2292 doi: 10.1364/OL.424727
|
| [29] |
Okuno M, Kato K, Nagase R, et al. Silica-based 8 × 8 optical matrix switch integrating new switching units with large fabrication tolerance. J Light Technol, 1999, 17, 771 doi: 10.1109/50.762891
|
| [30] |
Suzuki K, Cong G, Tanizawa K, et al. Ultra-high-extinction-ratio 2 × 2 silicon optical switch with variable splitter. Opt Express, 2015, 23, 9086 doi: 10.1364/OE.23.009086
|
| [31] |
He Y, Zhang Y, Zhu Q M, et al. Silicon high-order mode (de)multiplexer on single polarization. J Light Technol, 2018, 36, 5746 doi: 10.1109/JLT.2018.2878529
|
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