Robust optical mode converter based on topological waveguide arrays

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/ad3811

Abstract Optical mode converters are essential for enhancing the capacity of optical communication systems. However, fabrication errors restrict the further improvement of conventional mode converters. To address this challenge, we have designed an on-chip TE$_{0}$-TE$_{1}$ mode converter based on topologically protected waveguide arrays. The simulation results demonstrate that the converter exhibits a mode coupling efficiency of 93.5% near 1550nm and can tolerate a relative fabrication error of 30%. Our design approach can be extended to enhance the robustness for other integrated photonic devices, beneficial for future development of optical network systems.

Keywords: on-chip integrated photonic devices topological photonics mode converter robustness

Received: 09 January 2024
Revised: 14 March 2024
Accepted manuscript online: 27 March 2024

PACS:	03.65.Vf	(Phases: geometric; dynamic or topological)
	42.82.Et	(Waveguides, couplers, and arrays)
	85.60.-q	(Optoelectronic devices)

Fund: Project supported by the National Undergraduate Training Projects for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Grant No. 5003182007), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12074137), the National Key Research and Development Project of China (Grant No. 2021YFB2801903), and the Natural Science Foundation from the Science, Technology, and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality (Grant No. JCYJ20220530161010023).

Corresponding Authors: Lin Chen
E-mail: chen.lin@mail.hust.edu.cn

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Yu-Xiang Xu(徐宇翔), Wen-Jian Tang(唐文剑), Li-Wei Jiang(姜力炜), De-Xing Wu(吴德兴), Heng Wang(王恒), Bing-Cong Xu(许冰聪), and Lin Chen(陈林) Robust optical mode converter based on topological waveguide arrays 2024 Chin. Phys. B 33 060306

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