Lin Zhang, Longqin Xie, Zihan Xiang, Zhongmao Cai, Yatai Gao, Weifeng Jiang. Design of Silicon Hybrid Multiplexer/Demultiplexer Based on Deep Neural Network[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2025, 45(7): 0713002

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Fig. 1. Silicon hybrid multiplexer/demultiplexer. (a) Schematic diagram; (b) structure parameters and material platform

Fig. 2. Architecture of DNN-based inverse-design platform for silicon hybrid multiplexer/demultiplexer

Fig. 3. Optimization process of DNN model. (a) Relationship between the minimum validation loss and the number of neurons for different hidden layers when the epoch is 30000 times; (b) relationship between the number of epochs and validation loss

Fig. 4. Training results of neural network for inverse design: relationship between loss value and epoch

Fig. 5. Propagating mode fields of inverse-designed silicon hybrid multiplexer/demultiplexer. (a) Inputting TM0 mode at port I1; (b) inputting TE0 mode at port I1; (c) inputting TE0 mode at port I2

Fig. 6. Rlationships between transmission and operating wavelength of silicon hybrid multiplexer/demultiplexer

Fig. 7. Relationships between transmission and operating wavelength of device for different fabrication tolerances. (a) Error is -5 nm; (b) error is +5 nm

Fig. 8. Pictures of experimentally fabricated silicon chip. (a) Referenced PDM-link and waveguide; (b) silicon hybrid multiplexer/demultiplexer and MDM-link; (c) MDM-link; (d) functional region; (e) enlarged image of functional region

Fig. 9. Normalized experimental results of silicon hybrid multiplexer for multiplexing/demultiplexing. (a) TM0 mode; (b) TE0 mode; (c) TE1 mode

Fig. 10. Inverse-design results with different expected transmittances. (a) TTE1=0.5; (b) TTE1=0.7; (c) TTE1=0.9
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Table 1. Comparison of footprint and performance of silicon hybrid multiplexer/demultiplexers

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