CN200962151Y - Compact adjustable multi-mode interference coupler - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a compact adjustable multimode intervention type coupler which comprises an input passage connected with an optical signal input end, a multimode waveguide, a modulating module and an output passage connected with an optical signal output end, wherein, the multimode waveguide is non-rectangle, the input passage and the output passage are respectively connected with the two sides of the non-rectangle multimode which the makes optical signal prevent the heterogeneity along the travel direction, the modulating module used for controlling the decreased magnitude of the optical signal refractivity is disposed on the surface of the multimode waveguide. The compact adjustable multimode intervention type coupler utilizes the heterogeneity of the multimode waveguide along the light travel direction to reduce the length of the multimode waveguide, thereby reducing the length of the apparatus and yielding compact structure. The compact adjustable multimode intervention type coupler is applicable in the waveguide type coupler in optical communication system, optical computer system and photon/photon integrated loop.
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One, technical field
The utility model belongs to the integrated optics field, relates to a kind of waveguide type coupling mechanism that is used for optical communication system, optical computer system and photon/optoelectronic integrated circuit, specifically a kind of compact regulatable type multi-mode interference coupler.
Two, background technology
The waveguide type coupling mechanism is the base components of optical communication system, optical computer system and photon/optoelectronic integrated circuit, both can be used as independent component, realize the multichannel distribution of luminous power or light signal, also can be used as the important accessory of photon/optoelectronic devices such as formation such as image intensifer, light signal watch-dog, photoswitch and photomodulator.The waveguide type coupling mechanism mainly contains kinds such as Directional Coupling Optic, Y branching type, X branching type and multi-mode interference-type.The Directional Coupling Optic coupling mechanism requires coupled waveguide that very high machining precision is arranged, and Y/X branch requires branches angle very little, and the photoetching difficulty is big.The multi-mode interference-type coupling mechanism has advantages such as compact conformation, bandwidth are big, polarization insensitive.At present, the multi-mode interference-type coupling mechanism mainly adopts the rectangle multimode waveguide, and promptly the width of multimode waveguide remains unchanged on the direction of propagation of light, and the shortcoming of this structure is: device architecture still owes compact, is unfavorable for the integrated on a large scale of photon/optoelectronic device; Light merit proportion by subtraction is fixed, and the making tolerance is little, and the device yields is low.
Three, summary of the invention
In order to overcome the above-mentioned deficiency of existing multi-mode interference-type coupling mechanism, the purpose of this utility model provides a kind of compact regulatable type multi-mode interference coupler, and it is short that this multi-mode interference-type coupling mechanism has length, compact conformation, advantage such as the merit proportion by subtraction is adjustable.
The purpose of this utility model is achieved through the following technical solutions:
A kind of compact regulatable type multi-mode interference type coupling mechanism, comprise the input channel, multimode waveguide, modulation module and the output channel that is connected with light signal output end that are connected with the light signal input end, it is characterized in that: described multimode waveguide is a non-rectangle, input channel and output channel are connected to the both sides that make light signal present heteropical non-rectangle multimode waveguide on the direction of propagation, and the modulation module that is used for controlling light signal refractive index decrease is arranged on the surface of multimode waveguide.
In the utility model, described non-rectangle multimode waveguide can have various ways.First kind of form, non-rectangle multimode waveguide are the symmetrical pyramidal structure of width, and width changes along the direction of propagation of light, the variation of width can be linear also can be non-linear.Second kind of form, non-rectangle multimode waveguide are the asymmetric pyramidal structure in the width left and right sides, and width changes along the direction of propagation of light, the variation of same width can be linear also can be non-linear.The third form, non-rectangle multimode waveguide are the sector structure along the direction of propagation bending of light.The 4th kind of form, described non-rectangle multimode waveguide are S shape structure.
Modulation module can be arranged on the optional position on non-rectangle multimode waveguide surface in the utility model.Described modulation module utilizes in the electric light of material, hot light, magneto-optic, acousto-optic, the quantum colligation Stark effect any one to change refractive index.
In the utility model, according to from image theory, the light field of being introduced by input channel will encourage a plurality of patterns in multimode waveguide, interfere mutually between each pattern, the result periodically produces a heavy or multiple imaging of input field along direction of wave travel, each picture is exported in output channel, realizes the coupling mechanism function.By the analysis of bundle Law of Communication as can be known, by the light field that input channel is introduced, the basic mode effective refractive index that has encouraged in the non-rectangle multimode waveguide increases, the effective refractive index of inferior high-order mode reduces, thereby clap long reducing, thus reduce the length of multimode waveguide, make component compact.When modulation module is worked, can change the index distribution of multimode waveguide modulation module annex, according to from image theory, the intensity of output picture will change, so change the merit proportion by subtraction.The change amount of modulation module may command refractive index, and then the intensity of control output picture reach the adjustable purpose of light merit proportion by subtraction.
The utility model utilizes the heterogeneity of multimode waveguide on the direction of propagation of light, and it is long to reduce the bat that the multimode guided wave leads, thereby reduces device length, makes component compact.And multimode waveguide adopts the non-rectangle structure, and modulation module is introduced on the multimode waveguide surface, utilizes the physical influence of device material, changes near the index distribution of the multimode waveguide of modulation module, realizes that the merit proportion by subtraction of output channel is adjustable.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are: device length is short, compact conformation; Output light merit proportion by subtraction is adjustable, increases and makes tolerance, increases the yields of device.
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Fig. 1 is a structural drawing of the present utility model;
Fig. 2 is the scanning electron microscope vertical view of the utility model chips;
Fig. 3 is straight-through attitude optical field distribution figure;
Fig. 4 is a three-dB coupler light field Butut;
Fig. 5 is intersection attitude optical field distribution figure;
Fig. 6 is the structural drawing of second example of the utility model;
Fig. 7 is the structural drawing of the 3rd example of the utility model;
Fig. 8 is the structural drawing of the 4th example of the utility model;
Fig. 9 is the I-I cut-open view of Fig. 6.
Five, embodiment
Fig. 1 is first example of the present utility model, by input channel 1, and symmetric pyramid multimode waveguide 2, modulation module 3, output channel 4 is formed.Input channel 1 is divided into upper and lower two.Output channel 4 also is divided into two up and down.Modulation module 3 is separately positioned on the upper edge and the lower edge of symmetric pyramid multimode waveguide 2.Light field enters symmetric pyramid multimode waveguide 2 from last or down input channel input, by multimode waveguide 2 from mirror effect, light field is exported from last/following output channel (3 and 4).Because the width of multimode waveguide is inhomogeneous on the direction of propagation of light, the basic mode that has wherein encouraged has the effect refractive index to increase, and the effective refractive index of inferior high-order mode reduces, thereby it claps long reducing.According to from image theory, the length of multimode waveguide should be claps long 1.5 times, and therefore the length of this coupled waveguide reduces with respect to the rectangle coupled waveguide, so component compact.The modulation module 3 of upper and lower edge utilizes the electrooptical effect of material, or thermo-optic effect, or magneto-optic effect, or acoustooptic effect, or quantum constraint Stark effect changes near the refractive index of modulation module 3 multimode waveguides.When modulation module was worked, because the change of refractive index, the phase relation of edge two afterimages changed herein, and according to from image theory, the intensity of two-fold output picture will change, so change the merit proportion by subtraction.Control the decrease of refractive index by controlling modulation module, and then the intensity of control output two afterimages, realize that light merit proportion by subtraction is adjustable.Fig. 2 is the scanning electron microscope vertical view of chip.Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 are respectively straight-through attitude, three-dB coupler and intersection attitude and optical field distribution figure, and as seen this device has realized that light merit proportion by subtraction is adjustable.
Fig. 6 is second example of the present utility model.Adopt asymmetric taper multimode waveguide 2 and central modulation module 3 structures.Because adopt the non-rectangle multimode waveguide, device length reduces, compact conformation.When central modulation module 3 was worked, the phase relation of central two afterimages changed, and realizes that the merit proportion by subtraction is adjustable.Fig. 9 is the I-I cut-open view of Fig. 6.Wherein, the 5th, air, the 6th, optical waveguide sandwich layer, the 7th, substrate.
Fig. 7 is the 3rd example of the present utility model.Adopt crooked shape multimode waveguide 2 and central modulation module 3 structures.
Fig. 8 is the 4th example of the present utility model.Adopt S shape multimode waveguide 2 and edge modulation module 3 structures.
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1, a kind of compact regulatable type multi-mode interference type coupling mechanism, comprise the input channel (1), multimode waveguide (2), the modulation module (3) and the output channel that is connected with light signal output end (4) that are connected with the light signal input end, it is characterized in that: described multimode waveguide (2) is a non-rectangle, input channel (1) and output channel (4) are connected to the both sides that make light signal present heteropical non-rectangle multimode waveguide (2) on the direction of propagation, and the modulation module (3) that is used for controlling light signal refractive index decrease is arranged on the surface of multimode waveguide (2).
2, compact regulatable type multi-mode interference type coupling mechanism according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described non-rectangle multimode waveguide (2) is the symmetrical pyramidal structure of width, and width changes along the direction of propagation of light.
3, compact regulatable type multi-mode interference type coupling mechanism according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described non-rectangle multimode waveguide (2) is the asymmetric pyramidal structure in the width left and right sides, and width changes along the direction of propagation of light.
4, compact regulatable type multi-mode interference type coupling mechanism according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described non-rectangle multimode waveguide (2) is the sector structure along the direction of propagation bending of light.
5, regulatable type multi-mode interference type coupling mechanism according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described non-rectangle multimode waveguide (2) is a S shape structure.
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