Abstract
An efficient three-dimensional (3D) quasi-${\rm{TE}_0}$ and quasi-${\rm{TE}_1}$ mode (de)multiplexer [(De)MUX] is proposed and optimized based on a dual-waveguide 3D-coupler, in which the sidewalls of a bottom silicon waveguide and an upper poly-silicon waveguide are aligned vertically. The full-vectorial finite element method and 3D full-vectorial finite difference time domain method are utilized to study the performances of the proposed 3D mode (De)MUX. The results indicate that the proposed mode (De)MUX can achieve a compact coupling length of 6.88 µm, a mode crosstalk of ${-}{30.04}\;{\rm{dB}}$, an insertion loss of 0.02 dB, and an ultra-broad 1 dB bandwidth of 300 nm. The proposed 3D mode (De)MUX based on a sidewall-aligned vertical coupler has the potential to extend the functionality and to increase the integration of the mode division multiplexing (MDM) systems.
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