• Acta Photonica Sinica
  • Vol. 52, Issue 8, 0823002 (2023)
Yue ZHOU, Yaohui SUN, Haoyu WU, Mengjia LU, Guohua HU, Binfeng YUN*, and Yiping CUI
Author Affiliations
  • Advanced Photonics Center,School of Electronic Science and Engineering,Southeast University,Nanjing 210096,China
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    DOI: 10.3788/gzxb20235208.0823002 Cite this Article
    Yue ZHOU, Yaohui SUN, Haoyu WU, Mengjia LU, Guohua HU, Binfeng YUN, Yiping CUI. Design of Low Loss Silicon Waveguide Bend with Width and Curvature Variations[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2023, 52(8): 0823002 Copy Citation Text show less
    Mathematical model of Euler bend
    Fig. 1. Mathematical model of Euler bend
    Mathematical model of Euler-circular bend
    Fig. 2. Mathematical model of Euler-circular bend
    Structure diagram of bent optical waveguide I(inner curve:Circular bend,outer curve:Euler-circular bend)
    Fig. 3. Structure diagram of bent optical waveguide I(inner curve:Circular bend,outer curve:Euler-circular bend)
    Structure diagram of bent optical waveguide Ⅱ(inner curve:Euler-circular bend,outer curve:Euler bend)
    Fig. 4. Structure diagram of bent optical waveguide Ⅱ(inner curve:Euler-circular bend,outer curve:Euler bend)
    Relationship between wmax and loss of Ⅰ-Ⅱ in bent optical waveguide
    Fig. 5. Relationship between wmax and loss of Ⅰ-Ⅱ in bent optical waveguide
    Relation curve between bending loss and R0
    Fig. 6. Relation curve between bending loss and R0
    Electric field distribution of bent optical waveguide
    Fig. 7. Electric field distribution of bent optical waveguide
    Diagram of loss and wavelength in a single mode bent optical waveguide
    Fig. 8. Diagram of loss and wavelength in a single mode bent optical waveguide
    R0/μmwmax/μmwmax/μm
    20.6250.56
    30.6750.55
    40.70.54
    50.70.54
    Table 1. Optimum wmax values of bent optical waveguides Ⅰ and Ⅱ with different R0
    R0/μmBend loss(dB/90°)
    Circular bendEuler bendEuler-circular bendBezier bendWaveguide ⅠWaveguide Ⅱ
    20.034 70.061 00.030 80.015 10.005 60.024 8
    30.014 20.007 60.004 30.004 30.001 90.004 6
    40.007 90.004 60.001 70.001 10.001 00.000 6
    50.005 00.003 40.002 70.002 40.000 70.000 5
    Table 2. Loss of silicon-based single mode bent optical waveguide
    Yue ZHOU, Yaohui SUN, Haoyu WU, Mengjia LU, Guohua HU, Binfeng YUN, Yiping CUI. Design of Low Loss Silicon Waveguide Bend with Width and Curvature Variations[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2023, 52(8): 0823002
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