Recent progress in the design, simulation, and fabrication of small cross-section silicon-on-insulator VOAs

Robert R. Whiteman; Andrew P. Knights; David George; Ian E. Day; Adrian Vonsovici; Andrew A. House; G. Fred Hopper; Mehdi Asghari

doi:10.1117/12.479466

30 May 2003 Recent progress in the design, simulation, and fabrication of small cross-section silicon-on-insulator VOAs

Robert R. Whiteman, Andrew P. Knights, David George, Ian E. Day, Adrian Vonsovici, Andrew A. House, G. Fred Hopper, Mehdi Asghari

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Proceedings Volume 4997, Photonics Packaging and Integration III; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479466
Event: Integrated Optoelectronics Devices, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The principles of operation and general design criteria for PIN diode variable optical attenuators (VOAs) realized from silicon-on-insulator rib waveguide structures are described. We present as a benchmark the performance of devices based on the established VOA produced by Bookham Technology Plc, and demonstrate 25dB attenuation at less than 70mW with novel recessed dopant geometries. Optical and electrical simulation results for new, smaller cross-section VOA structures based on rib waveguides utilizing a 2mm high guiding layer are detailed and discussed. Experimental results demonstrating the successful fabrication of these structures and the significant improvements in performance attained are presented. In particular we show that the attenuation efficiency can be 30% higher than that of the larger structure, and that modulation bandwidths may approach 10MHz.

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Robert R. Whiteman, Andrew P. Knights, David George, Ian E. Day, Adrian Vonsovici, Andrew A. House, G. Fred Hopper, and Mehdi Asghari "Recent progress in the design, simulation, and fabrication of small cross-section silicon-on-insulator VOAs", Proc. SPIE 4997, Photonics Packaging and Integration III, (30 May 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479466

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