• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 12, Issue 12, 2891 (2024)
Ruoyu Shen1,2,†, Fangchen Hu2,†, Bingzhou Hong2,4, Xin Wang1,2..., Aolong Sun1, Junwen Zhang1, Haibing Zhao1, Nan Chi1, Wei Chu2,*, Haiwen Cai2,3,5 and Weiping Huang2|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • 2Zhangjiang Laboratory, Shanghai 201210, China
  • 3Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 4e-mail: hongbz@zjlab.ac.cn
  • 5e-mail: hwcai@siom.ac.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.537354 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Ruoyu Shen, Fangchen Hu, Bingzhou Hong, Xin Wang, Aolong Sun, Junwen Zhang, Haibing Zhao, Nan Chi, Wei Chu, Haiwen Cai, Weiping Huang, "100 nm broadband and ultra-compact multi-dimensional multiplexed photonic integrated circuit for high-capacity optical interconnects," Photonics Res. 12, 2891 (2024) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Chip-scale multi-dimensional multiplexing technology that combines wavelengths and spatial modes on a silicon photonic integrated circuit (PIC) is highly promising for the link-capacity scaling of future optical interconnects. However, current multi-dimensional multiplexed PICs face significant challenges in simultaneously achieving broad optical bandwidth, low mode crosstalk, and dual-polarization modes in an ultra-compact footprint as the number of spatial modes increases. To address the issue, a topology-optimization-based inverse design assisted by a novel manufacturing calibration method (MCM) is utilized. Based on a 220 nm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platform, a 100 nm broadband and ultra-compact (6μm×6μm) multi-dimensional multiplexed PIC supporting TE0, TE1, TM0, and TM1 modes with modes crosstalk <-16dB ranging from 1500 to 1600 nm is demonstrated for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. Furthermore, the PIC is implemented to experimentally enable a single-wavelength 4-modes ×100Gbit/s PAM-4 direct modulation data transmission over 51 wavelengths with 0.8 nm channel spacing. This work shows the potential of utilizing multi-dimensional multiplexed PICs as optical interconnects to effectively address the speed limits of data transfer for future high-performance chip-to-chip interconnection.
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    Ruoyu Shen, Fangchen Hu, Bingzhou Hong, Xin Wang, Aolong Sun, Junwen Zhang, Haibing Zhao, Nan Chi, Wei Chu, Haiwen Cai, Weiping Huang, "100 nm broadband and ultra-compact multi-dimensional multiplexed photonic integrated circuit for high-capacity optical interconnects," Photonics Res. 12, 2891 (2024)
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