WO2005083500A1 - 光機能導波路、光変調器、アレイ導波路回折格子及び分散補償回路 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical function waveguide, an optical modulator, an arrayed waveguide diffraction grating, and a dispersion compensation circuit, which are compact, energy-saving, and capable of adjusting the phase of light or adjusting the optical path length or wavefront at high speed.
- a conventional quartz waveguide type optical modulator has a configuration in which a heater is provided in the vicinity of an optical waveguide and a phase modulation unit that changes the refractive index of quartz with temperature is provided in an interference system.
- the refractive index temperature coefficient of the quartz is 1.1 X 10- 5 [1 / ° C] low, therefore, the temperature change of 50 ° C to cause a phase change of Oite ⁇ to the communication wavelength of 1.55 micron band
- a waveguide length (heater length) of about 970 microns was required even if this was allowed.
- the time required for the temperature change is several tens of milliseconds, and the energy required for the temperature rise is more than 100 mW, and additional effects such as an increase in crosstalk due to thermal interference between modulators and a large cooling mechanism are required.
- the challenge was to create problems.
- a material having a large temperature coefficient of refractive index is filled in a groove structure in an optical waveguide by a conventional technique to reduce power consumption of a modulator (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1).
- Non-Patent Document 1 Yasuaki Hashizume and 4 other authors, Proceedings of the 2002 IEICE General Conference, March 27, 2002, C-3-10, P142
- the present invention provides an optical functional waveguide, an optical modulator, an arrayed waveguide diffraction grating, and a dispersion compensation circuit capable of controlling the phase of light or adjusting the optical path length at high speed with small size and energy saving.
- the purpose is to provide.
- the optical function waveguide of the present invention comprises a substrate, a clad formed on the substrate, a core formed in the clad to be an optical path, and a predetermined distance along the optical path.
- a plurality of groove structures which are formed so as to separate the optical path and are filled with a material having a different refractive index temperature coefficient from the core, and a plurality of groove structures formed along the optical path.
- a heater electrode formed at a position between them.
- the optical function waveguide of the present invention includes a substrate, a clad formed on the substrate, a core formed in the clad to be an optical path, and a predetermined distance along the optical path.
- a plurality of groove structures, each of which is formed so as to separate the optical path with a gap therebetween, is filled with a material having a refractive index different from that of the core, and has a lens shape, and is formed along the optical path.
- a heater electrode formed at a position between the plurality of groove structures.
- the groove interface force can also suppress the amount of reflected light coupled to the waveguide.
- An optical modulator of the present invention includes the above-mentioned optical function waveguide, and modulates the amplitude or phase of light.
- an arrayed waveguide diffraction grating of the present invention includes the above-mentioned optical function waveguide in a slab waveguide.
- the dispersion compensation circuit of the present invention includes two arrayed waveguide diffraction gratings connected in cascade.
- the optical function waveguide is provided in the vicinity of the connection portion.
- a dispersion compensation circuit of the present invention includes a mirror in a waveguide arranged near a spectrum plane, and the above-mentioned optical function waveguide arranged near the mirror.
- the optical function waveguide of the present invention includes a substrate, a clad formed on the substrate, a core formed in the clad to be an optical path, and a predetermined distance along the optical path.
- a plurality of groove structures formed so as to divide the optical path by leaving a gap therebetween and filled with a material having a refractive index different from that of the core and two or more refractive indexes different from each other.
- the optical function waveguide of the present invention includes a substrate, a clad formed on the substrate, a core formed in the clad to be an optical path, and a predetermined distance along the optical path.
- a plurality of wedge-shaped groove structures which are formed so as to divide the optical path by separating the optical path and which are filled with a material having a different refractive index from the core, and which are formed along the optical path.
- a heater electrode formed at a position between the plurality of groove structures.
- the first effect is that it is possible to configure an optical functional waveguide such as a small-sized, low-power-consumption, and high-speed optical modulator. At the same time, crosstalk due to thermal interference between modulations, which are additional problems, can be reduced, and the cooling mechanism can be downsized.
- the second effect is that a waveguide type lens with a variable focal length is realized by controlling the temperature by applying to a groove structure having a lens shape, and various optical function waveguides such as a dispersion compensation circuit are realized. become.
- the third effect is that the optical path length of the waveguide can be finely adjusted by controlling the refractive index of the material filling the groove structure provided in the waveguide.
- a fourth effect is that the coupling efficiency can be increased by providing a groove structure having a lens function on the slab waveguide side of the coupling portion between the slab waveguide and the single-mode waveguide array.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a top view showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical modulator according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical modulator according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a top view showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a top view showing a configuration of a dispersion compensation circuit according to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a top view showing a configuration of a dispersion compensation circuit according to a twelfth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a top view showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a top view showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to a fourteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a top view showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to a fifteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view
- FIG. 1B is a top view.
- the optical function waveguide of the present embodiment includes a substrate 11, a quartz waveguide clad 12, a quartz waveguide core 13, a groove structure 14, a filling material 15, and a heater electrode 16.
- This optical function waveguide functions as a phase modulator for an optical modulator.
- the filling material 15 filled in the groove structure 14 is a transparent material in the wavelength region of the guided light, and is realized by a material different from the quartz waveguide core 13 or a material having a different composition. Tallylate), polyimide, epoxy resin, silicone resin and the like are suitable.
- the refractive index temperature coefficient of these materials is generally about 10 to 100 times that of quartz. Refractive index temperature coefficient of the quartz 1.1 X 10 one 5 [1Z ° C] low, therefore, allows the temperature change of 50 ° C to cause a phase change in the availability Te ⁇ to the communication wavelength of 1.55 micron band However, a waveguide length (heater length) of about 970 microns is required. Assuming that the temperature coefficient of the refractive index of the material to be filled is 50 times that of quartz, and if the temperature change is 10 ° C, the length of the groove formation portion can be 184.3 microns.
- the effective refractive index of the optical waveguide 1.45, average 9.7 micron groove width, average 9.7 microns groove spacing, the number of grooves 10, if the refractive index variation with ⁇ 2.75 X 10- 3, waveguide on each side
- the loss due to external reflection is 0.00008dB and is negligible.
- radiation mode occurs at the interface.
- the loss due to the combination is about 0.5 dB.
- the heater electrode 16 since the heater electrode 16 is formed at a position between the plurality of groove structures 14 formed along the optical path, the temperature of the filling material 15 changes rapidly with a small amount of energy with a small amount of energy. Can be done.
- the groove width of the groove structure 14 in the light propagation direction is preferably narrow to reduce the power loss which is usually set to about 3 to 20 microns.
- the interval between the groove structures 14 is set to about 3-100 microns. It is desirable that the groove width and the groove interval be randomly changed so that a micro-resonant structure is not formed by light reflected at the interface.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view
- FIG. 2B is a top view.
- the groove structure 14 is arranged to be inclined with respect to the direction of the optical path formed by the quartz waveguide core 13 when viewed from above. Thus, the amount of reflected light that couples from the groove interface to the waveguide can be suppressed.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view
- FIG. 3B is a top view.
- the optical function waveguide of the present embodiment is such that the shape of the groove structure 14 is trapezoidal when viewed from above. Thus, the amount of reflected light that is coupled from the groove interface to the waveguide can also be suppressed.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view
- FIG. 4B is a top view.
- the optical function waveguide of the present embodiment has a trapezoidal shape of the groove structure 14 when viewed from the side (that is, when a cross-sectional view along the optical path is viewed). This can also suppress the amount of reflected light that couples from the groove interface to the waveguide.
- FIG. 5 is a top view showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical function waveguide of the present embodiment is provided with a filling material injection port 17 for pouring the filling material 15 into the groove structure 14 at the time of manufacturing.
- the filling material injection port 17 is provided on both sides of the optical path, and the filling material 15 is alternately poured from both sides of the optical path, so that the heater electrode 16 is continuous without overlapping the groove structure 14. It can be arranged in a way. Since the upper surface of the groove structure 14 is not flat, it is difficult to arrange the heater electrode 16 so as to overlap the groove structure 14.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical modulator according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical modulator of the present embodiment is a Mach-Zehnder interferometric modulator, and includes a directional coupling unit 21, a phase modulation unit 22, and an optical waveguide 23.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an optical modulator according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical modulator according to the present embodiment is another type of Mach-Zehnder interferometric modulator and includes a phase modulator 22, an optical waveguide 23, and a Y branch 24.
- the phase modulation unit 22 the optical function waveguide according to the first to fifth embodiments is used. This embodiment has the same effects as the sixth embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view
- FIG. 8B is a top view.
- the optical function waveguide of this embodiment includes a substrate 11, a quartz waveguide clad 12, a quartz waveguide core 13, a heater electrode 16, a groove structure 31, a filling material 32, and a quartz waveguide clad 12 and a quartz waveguide core. 13 is composed of a quartz slab waveguide 33.
- This optical function waveguide functions not as a single mode waveguide but as a phase modulator for a slab waveguide.
- the temperature of the substrate 11 is controlled, and the refractive index of the filling material 32 is controlled.
- the amount of change is small compared to that of the filling material 32, so that it can be usually ignored.
- the effective refractive index of the quartz slab waveguide 33 and the refractive index of the filling material 32 are the same, there is almost no effect on light propagating through the quartz slab waveguide 33, but the temperature rises or falls. This causes the refractive index of the filling material 32 to relatively increase or decrease, and exerts a convex lens effect or a concave lens effect on the propagating light.
- the temperature coefficient of the refractive index of the filling material 32 is negative, it acts as a concave lens or a convex lens.
- the focal length can be controlled by the temperature.
- the temperature of the filling material by controlling the temperature of the filling material, the wavefront of light propagating in the slab waveguide can be controlled. That is, the spread angle of the propagating light can be controlled.
- the control range can be designed by increasing or decreasing the number of groove structures 31.
- the boundary surface must be By tilting with respect to the optical axis, it is possible to avoid to a large extent.
- the boundary surface in the top view is a curve, it is not effective to incline the boundary surface, and a straight line indicating the boundary surface in the cross-sectional view is inclined.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical function waveguide according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9A is a cross-sectional view
- FIG. 9B is a top view.
- the optical function waveguide of the present embodiment includes a substrate 11, a quartz waveguide clad 12, a quartz waveguide core 13, a heater electrode 16, a groove structure 41, a filling material 42, a quartz waveguide clad 12, and a quartz waveguide core. 13 is composed of a quartz slab waveguide 33.
- the shape of the groove structure 41 is a concave lens. In this case, the effect of the lens and the change of the focal length on the temperature are opposite to those in the case of a convex lens.
- a plano-convex lens type, a plano-concave lens type, a meniscus lens type, and the like further, a spherical lens type, an aspherical lens type, and in some cases, a lens type combining a spherical surface and an aspherical surface, etc. Needless to say, it can be adopted. You can also combine a number of these lens structures! Needless to say!
- FIG. 10 is a top view showing the configuration of the optical function waveguide according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical function waveguide of the present embodiment is such that a groove structure 51 and a filler material 52 are two-dimensionally arranged in a quartz slab waveguide 33.
- illustration of the heater electrode is omitted.
- FIG. 11 is a top view showing the configuration of the dispersion compensating circuit according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention.
- the dispersion compensating circuit of the present embodiment includes a first arrayed waveguide diffraction grating 61 and a second arrayed waveguide diffraction grating 65, and more specifically, a slab waveguide 62, an array waveguide 63, and a slab waveguide 64. , Slab waveguide 67, groove structure 68, and filling material 69.
- a plano-convex lens-shaped groove structure 68 is arranged near the spectral plane. Light incident on the first arrayed waveguide diffraction grating 61 is split on a spectral plane.
- the dispersion of the dispersion compensation circuit becomes zero.
- the dispersion value can be set to a desired value by changing the shape and the number of the groove structures 68. It is also possible to vary the amount of dispersion by controlling the temperature of the entire substrate. Of course, it goes without saying that only the groove structure 68 may be locally heated and controlled. The amount of dispersion that can be set varies depending on the design parameters of the first and second arrayed waveguide gratings 61 and 65.
- First and second array waveguide diffraction in which the time window width corresponding to the difference between the minimum optical path length and the maximum optical path length in 63 and array waveguide 66 is wider than the rise time and fall time of the incident light pulse and the outgoing light pulse
- the free spectral range of the gratings 61 and 65 is wider than the spectrum width of the optical signal, and the condition is determined.
- FIG. 12 is a top view showing the configuration of the dispersion compensation circuit according to the twelfth embodiment of the present invention.
- the dispersion compensating circuit of the present embodiment obtains the same characteristics as those of the eleventh embodiment in a reflection type configuration, and includes a single arrayed waveguide diffraction grating 71, specifically, a slab waveguide 72. , The array waveguide 73, the slab waveguide 74, the mirror 75, the groove structure 76, and the filling material 77.
- the shape of the mirror 75 may be linear, but usually a circular mirror having an appropriate curvature is used to control the dispersion value when there is no temperature change.
- the loss is increased as compared with the eleventh embodiment, but the device is downsized, and the initial dispersion value can be set by the mirror curvature.
- FIG. 13 is a top view showing the configuration of the optical function waveguide according to the thirteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical function waveguide of the present embodiment includes a quartz waveguide clad 12, a quartz waveguide core 13, a first groove structure 81, a second groove structure 82, and a third groove structure 83.
- the geometric length of each waveguide (# 11- # 3) is equal to AB.
- the optical length (optical path length) varies depending on the value of the effective refractive index.
- the first, second, and third groove structures 81, 82, and 83 provided in each of the waveguides (# 1 to # 3) are filled with materials having different refractive indices, so that the optical path of AB can be improved.
- the geometric length may be equal but the optical length may be different due to the non-uniformity of the waveguide fabrication process.
- such a fluctuation is measured, and the refractive index of the material filled in the first, second, and third groove structures 81, 82, and 83 is controlled so as to compensate for the fluctuation.
- the waveguides of adjacent arrays need to have different optical path lengths by a constant optical path length, but similarly deviate from the desired optical path length due to the non-uniformity of the fabrication process.
- the optical path length difference can be made constant by providing a groove structure in each waveguide and filling a material having a controlled refractive index.
- FIG. 14 is a top view showing the configuration of the optical function waveguide according to the fourteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical function waveguide of the present embodiment includes a single mode waveguide 91, a tapered waveguide 92, A slab waveguide and a single-mode waveguide array are often used in a multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit and include a slab waveguide 93 and a lens-shaped groove structure 94.
- the lens-shaped groove structure 94 By providing the lens-shaped groove structure 94, the light incident on the slab waveguide 93 and entering between the single-mode waveguides 91 is also efficiently transmitted to the single-mode waveguide 91 by the lens function of the groove structure 94. It is possible to lead to 91, and it is possible to reduce the loss of the multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit.
- the amplitude of the incident light differs depending on the location of the slab waveguide force (the center is strong and the end is weak). Therefore, the spacing between the first, fifth and single mode waveguides 91— # 1—1 # 5 is adjusted. Adjust the size of the 1st-5th groove structure 94 # 1 # 1 # 5 according to the distance (make the center smaller and make the ends larger). It is also possible to make the coupling efficiency from the waveguide 93 to the first-first-fifth single-mode waveguide 91 # 11- # 5 equal.
- FIG. 15 is a top view showing the configuration of the optical function waveguide according to the fifteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical function waveguide of the present embodiment includes a heater electrode 16, a single mode input waveguide 101, a taper waveguide 102, a slab waveguide 103, a first single mode output waveguide 104a, and a second single mode output.
- the waveguide 104b is composed of a wedge-shaped or trapezoidal groove structure 105 and a filling material 106.
- the wedge-shaped groove structures 105 are arranged in the same direction. Therefore, the present embodiment is an IX2 optical switch realized by changing the waveguide direction of light by controlling the temperature of the filling material 106.
- the temperature By controlling the temperature, it is possible to switch the power for outputting the light incident on the single-mode input waveguide 101 from either the first single-mode output waveguide 104a or the second single-mode output waveguide 104b. It goes without saying that the number of output waveguides can be increased. If the position of the output waveguide is farther away, only a small change in angle is required, so that the required temperature change can be reduced. Needless to say, it is possible to configure a 2 ⁇ 2 switch—an N ⁇ N switch by combining the IX 2 switches.
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