SiGe-based dual-wavelength demultiplexers and polarization splitters

Matthew R.T. Pearson; Paul E. Jessop; Doug M. Bruce; Jugnu Ojha; Stephen Kovacic

doi:10.1117/12.342799

19 March 1999 SiGe-based dual-wavelength demultiplexers and polarization splitters

Matthew R.T. Pearson, Paul E. Jessop, Doug M. Bruce, Jugnu Ojha, Stephen Kovacic

Proceedings Volume 3630, Silicon-based Optoelectronics; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.342799
Event: Optoelectronics '99 - Integrated Optoelectronic Devices, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The simulation and performance of dual-wavelength demultiplexers fabricated in SiGe are presented. The device design is a symmetric directional coupler optimized for 1.3/1.55 micrometer demultiplexing. Modeling results using the Beam Propagation Method are presented as a means of examining the fabrication tolerances and design considerations of the devices. Initially the duplexers were fabricated with a Si_.97Ge_.03 core using chemical etching, and displayed crosstalk of -19 dB and -15 dB in the 1.3 and 1.55 micrometer wavelength channels, respectively. This performance was enhanced by thermal tuning, resulting in isolation of -21 dB and -18 dB. The high degree of strain in pseudomorphic SiGe layers results in highly birefringent waveguides. This characteristic restricts effective duplexer operation to a single polarization, but suggests that the same devices can be modified to act as polarization splitters for a chosen wavelength. Modeling of the devices in this configuration is also presented. The simple device design used for demultiplexers and splitters was chosen to evaluate the potential for fabrication of SiGe-based optoelectronic devices using standard VLSI processing relying on the local oxidation of silicon (LOCOS). A second set of devices was successfully fabricated using LOCOS and effectively separated 1.15 and 1.3 micrometer wavelength signals. This performance is compared to similar devices that were wet-etched.

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Matthew R.T. Pearson, Paul E. Jessop, Doug M. Bruce, Jugnu Ojha, and Stephen Kovacic "SiGe-based dual-wavelength demultiplexers and polarization splitters", Proc. SPIE 3630, Silicon-based Optoelectronics, (19 March 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.342799

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