Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, College of Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 4300742 State Key Laboratory on Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Peking University, Beijing 1008713 School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USAE-mail: zjzhou@pku.edu.cn
Huaxiang Yi, Yang Zhu, Zhiping Zhou. Nanotaper mode converter based on silicon pillar waveguide[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2009, 7(4): 04312
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A two-dimensional (2D) optimized nanotaper mode converter is presented and analyzed using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. It can convert the mode size in a silicon pillar waveguide (PWG) from 4 \mum to 1 \mum over a length of 7 \mum and achieve a transmission efficiency of 83.6% at a wavelength of 1.55 \mum. The dual directional mode conversion of the nanotaper and its ability to perform mode compression and expansion are also demonstrated. The broadband with high transmittance is satisfied in this structure. Using this silicon-based nanotaper, mode conversion between integrated photonic devices can be more compact and efficient.