Inverse-designed all-dielectric waveguide bend

F. Callewaert; K. Aydin

doi:10.1117/12.2236685

30 September 2016 Inverse-designed all-dielectric waveguide bend

F. Callewaert, K. Aydin

Proceedings Volume 9948, Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization XIX; 99480Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2236685
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2016, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Silicon photonics is a fast growing technology for high bandwidth optical communications. Bandwidth can be strongly enhanced with the use of multimode systems, but integrated photonics still has to operate in the single-mode regime. Indeed, most multi-mode photonic devices such as waveguide bends cannot preserve the integrity of the modes. Here we present an alternative inverse-design method to design an ultra-compact multimode waveguide bend. The convergence and performance of the algorithm are studied, along with a transform method that allows to design devices made of two materials only. The optimal device is studied with full electromagnetic simulations to compare its behavior with a more traditional circular waveguide bend. A broadband transmission with very low intermodal coupling is achieved. This illustrates the potential of the objective-first inverse-design method to design ultra-compact broadband photonic devices.

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F. Callewaert and K. Aydin "Inverse-designed all-dielectric waveguide bend", Proc. SPIE 9948, Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization XIX, 99480Q (30 September 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2236685

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