Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate a compact, low-cross talk and fabrication-tolerant two-mode (de)multiplexer on the silicon-on-insulator platform. The device consists of a silicon wire waveguide coupled to a taper-etched waveguide. The partially etched taper structure is used to relax fabrication tolerance and thus to ensure high mode-conversion efficiency. The device is 68 μm in length, with a TE0-to-TE1 mode conversion loss of better than $-0.8\mathrm{dB}$ demonstrated over the C-band wavelengths. In addition, the device demonstrates a low TE0-to-TE0 through waveguide insertion loss of better than $-1.3\mathrm{dB}$ with modal cross talk lower than $-26\mathrm{dB}$, over a 65 nm wavelength range. Finally, we have experimentally demonstrated that the device is tolerant of fabrication errors of up to 20 nm. Better than $-6\mathrm{dB}$ TE0-TE1 conversion loss with a cross talk lower than $-23\mathrm{dB}$ over a 55 nm bandwidth has been obtained with a fabrication tolerance as large as 40 nm.

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