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Paper Abstract
Total internal reflection (TIR) mirrors represent an ultra-compact and flexible method to turn light in a photonic
integrated circuit (PIC). These can also have very broadband and polarisation independent operation. This paper presents
results from 90 degree strip waveguide turning mirrors with novel geometry on a 3 μm SOI waveguide platform. The
new TIR mirrors have record-low insertion loss of 0.08 dB/mirror. They are compared with previous designs that have
demonstrated insertion losses down to 0.15 dB/mirror. The test structures consisted of up to 96 consecutive mirrors and
were fabricated in a multi-project wafer run. The multi-moded test devices only propagate light in the fundamental
mode. The mirrors can be used in single-mode PICs that combine low losses, small polarisation dependency, wide
bandwidth and small footprint.
Paper Details
Date Published: 27 February 2015
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 9367, Silicon Photonics X, 93670B (27 February 2015); doi: 10.1117/12.2079748
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9367:
Silicon Photonics X
Graham T. Reed; Michael R. Watts, Editor(s)
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 9367, Silicon Photonics X, 93670B (27 February 2015); doi: 10.1117/12.2079748
Show Author Affiliations
Timo Aalto, VTT Technical Research Ctr. of Finland Ltd. (Finland)
Mikko Harjanne, VTT Technical Research Ctr. of Finland Ltd. (Finland)
Sami Ylinen, VTT Technical Research Ctr. of Finland Ltd. (Finland)
Mikko Harjanne, VTT Technical Research Ctr. of Finland Ltd. (Finland)
Sami Ylinen, VTT Technical Research Ctr. of Finland Ltd. (Finland)
Markku Kapulainen, VTT Technical Research Ctr. of Finland Ltd. (Finland)
Tapani Vehmas, VTT Technical Research Ctr. of Finland Ltd. (Finland)
Matteo Cherchi, VTT Technical Research Ctr. of Finland Ltd. (Finland)
Tapani Vehmas, VTT Technical Research Ctr. of Finland Ltd. (Finland)
Matteo Cherchi, VTT Technical Research Ctr. of Finland Ltd. (Finland)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9367:
Silicon Photonics X
Graham T. Reed; Michael R. Watts, Editor(s)
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