Design and resonator-assisted characterization of high-performance lithium niobate waveguide crossings
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2218-2221 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal / Publication | Optics Letters |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 9 |
Online published | 14 Apr 2023 |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2023 |
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Abstract
Waveguide crossings are elementary passive components for signal routing in photonic integrated circuits. Here, we design and characterize two multimode interferometer (MMI)-based waveguide crossings to serve the various routing directions in the anisotropic x-cut thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) platform. To address the large measurement uncertainties in traditional cut-back characterization methods, we propose and demonstrate a resonator-assisted approach that dramatically reduces the uncertainty of insertion loss measurement (< 0.021 dB) and the lower bound of crosstalk measurement (−60 dB) using only two devices. Based on this approach, we demonstrate and verify TFLN waveguide crossings with insertion losses of < 0.070 dB and crosstalk of < −50 dB along all three routing directions at 1550 nm. The low-loss and low-crosstalk waveguide crossings in this work, together with the simple and efficient characterization strategy, could provide important layout design flexibility for future large-scale classical and quantum TFLN photonic circuits. © 2023 Optica Publishing Group.
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In: Optics Letters, Vol. 48, No. 9, 01.05.2023, p. 2218-2221.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review