Abstract
Multimode-Interference (MMI) devices (see Fig. 1a) are fundamental building blocks in photonic integrated circuits, where they are used for power splitting and combining, optical switches and modulators, Mach-Zehnder interferometers and 90º hybrids for coherent optical receivers [1]. MMIs are based on the self-image principle, by which the guided modes of the multimode region interfere to form replicas of the input field with specific amplitude and phase relations. These relations are known to depend on i) the core/cladding refractive indexes (n1/n2), ii) the core width (W) and length (L) of the multimode region and iii) the number, width and position of the access ports. In this work, we show that by using sub-wavelength structures within an MMI, the self-imaging properties can be significantly altered, leading to ultra-short or ultra-broadband devices.
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