Abstract

We present the designs, theory, and experimental demonstrations of ultra-broadband, optical add–drop filters on the silicon-on-insulator platform, realized using period-chirped contra-directional couplers. Our fabricated devices have ultra-broad 3 dB bandwidths of up to 11 THz (88.1 nm), with flat-top responses at their drop ports. All of our devices were fabricated using a commercial, CMOS-compatible, 193 nm deep-ultraviolet lithography process. By using lithography-prediction models, the measured bandwidths, insertion losses, central wavelengths, and extinction ratios of our devices are all in good agreement with our predicted, simulated results. Such filters are necessary for photonic integrated circuits to operate over multiple optical bands.

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