Silicon MMI-based power splitter for multi-band operation at the 1.55 and 2 µm wave bands

Q Yi, G Cheng, Z Yan, Q Li, F Xu, Y Zou, T Li, Y Sun… - Optics Letters, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Multimode interference (MMI)-based power splitters are fundamental building blocks for
integrated photonic devices consisting of an interferometer structure. In order to forestall the …

Demonstration of a high‐performance 3 dB power splitter in silicon nitride loaded lithium niobate on insulator

L Chen, X Han, X Zhou, R Yin, M Yuan… - Laser & Photonics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) has emerged as a promising platform for photonic
integrated circuits (PICs) due to the excellent electro‐optic (EO) properties of lithium niobate …

Inverse design and characterization of compact, broadband, and low-loss chip-scale photonic power splitters

SE Hansen, G Arregui, AN Babar… - Materials for …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The scalability of integrated photonics hinges on low-loss chip-scale components, which are
important for classical applications and crucial in the quantum domain. An important …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental characterization of an ultra-broadband dual-mode symmetric Y–junction based on metamaterial waveguides

RF de Cabo, J Vilas, P Cheben, AV Velasco… - Optics & Laser …, 2023 - Elsevier
Silicon photonic integrated circuits routinely require 3-dB optical power dividers with minimal
losses, small footprints, ultra-wide bandwidths, and relaxed manufacturing tolerances to …

Ultra-broadband 1× 2 3 dB power splitter using a thin-film lithium niobate from 1.2 to 2 µm wave band

Q Yi, A Pan, J **a, C Zeng, L Shen - Optics Letters, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The 3 dB power splitters are fundamental building blocks for integrated photonic devices. As
data capacity requirements continue to rise, there is a growing interest in integrated devices …

Broadband three-mode converter and multiplexer based on cascaded symmetric Y-junctions and subwavelength engineered MMI and phase shifters

D González-Andrade, I Olivares, RF de Cabo… - Optics & Laser …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mode-division multiplexing has emerged as a promising route for increasing transmission
capacity while maintaining the same level of on-chip integration. Despite the large number …

Broadband 2× 2 multimode interference coupler for mid-infrared wavelengths

CJ Stirling, R Halir, A Sánchez-Postigo, Z Qu… - Optics Letters, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Beam splitters are core components of photonic integrated circuits and are often
implemented with multimode interference couplers. While these devices offer high …

Ultracompact and ultrabroadband arbitrary ratio power splitter using subwavelength gratings

M Lu, Z Guo, C Deng, X Hu, M Chen - Journal of the Optical Society …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
An ultracompact and ultrabroadband arbitrary ratio power splitter based on adiabatically
tapered silicon waveguides, with subwavelength gratings in the coupling region, is …

[HTML][HTML] Extending the spectral operation of multimode and polarization-independent power splitters through subwavelength nanotechnology

RF de Cabo, D González–Andrade, P Cheben… - Optics & Laser …, 2025 - Elsevier
Power splitters play a crucial role in virtually all photonic circuits, enabling precise control of
on-chip signal distribution. However, state-of-the-art solutions typically present trade-offs in …

Ultracompact, polarization-independent, and highly scalable optical power splitting model employing fan-out bending metamaterials

Z Guo, J **ao, S Wu - Photonics Research, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Optical power splitters (OPSs) are essential components in the photonic integrated circuits.
Considerable power splitting schemes have been reported on the silicon-on-insulator …