A compact vertical coupler is proposed and optimized based on the multi-phase matching for three-dimensional (3D) mode (de)multiplexing [(De)MUX]. The multi-phase matching conditions can be achieved for the operating TE2, TE1, and TE0 modes of the subwavelength grating-based waveguide. The coupling strength can be significantly increased due to the subwavelength structure. The proposed 3D mode (De)MUX is optimized by utilizing the 3D full-vectorial finite difference time domain method. The optimized mode (De)MUX can achieve the coupling lengths of only 0.25 and 1.75 μm for demultiplexing TE1 and TE2 modes. The insertion losses of the TE2, TE1, and TE0 modes are only 0.25, 0.27, and 0.13 dB, respectively, and 3-dB bandwidths are calculated to be 364, 203, and >300 nm, respectively.
The coupling between a silicon nanowire (NW) and a single mode fiber (SMF) is challenging. Design and optimization of compact spot-size converters (SSCs) for silicon photonics devices are presented by using numerically efficient and rigorous full-vectorial finite-element based approaches. The multi-Poly-Silicon layers based SSCs are proposed and optimized for the quasi-TE and quasi-TM polarizations sequentially. The coupling losses can be reduced to 2.72 and 2.45 dB for the quasi-TE and quasi-TM polarizations, respectively by using an eleven Poly-Si layers based SSC. A polarizationindependent SSC is also proposed based on the phase-matched multi-Poly-Silicon-layer and lower taper waveguide for both the quasi-TE and quasi-TM polarizations. Coupling to a lensed fiber with the radius of 2 μm, the optimized polarization-independent SSC is with the coupling losses of 0.34 and 0.25 dB for the quasi-TE and quasi-TM polarizations, respectively. The on-chip integrated SSC opens up the feasibility of a low cost passive aligned fiber-pigtailed electronicphotonics integrated circuits platform.
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