MEMS tunable SOI waveguide Bragg grating filter with 1.3 THz tuning range for C-band 100 GHz DWDM optical network

Lakshmi, U. Poorna; Balasubramanian, Manushanker; Narayan, K. S.; Pattnaik, Prasant Kumar

doi:10.1007/s11107-019-00849-9

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“…Waveguide Bragg grating with surface-relief is designed for wavelengths around 1550 nm using TM mode for propagation. A rib waveguide with a core of a-Si height (d) of 1.5 µm (slab thickness is 0.8 µm and width 5 µm), waveguide width 1.6 µm runs over the SiO 2 beam of 5 µm thickness, which also acts as the cladding for the waveguide.The single-mode waveguide with the above dimensions satisfy the Soref condition [49] and have been reported earlier for realizing narrow bandwidth tunable Bragg grating based filters [50,51]. The slab of width 5 µm is considered so that it does not adversely impact either the optical or mechanical properties of the sensor.…”

Section: Waveguide Bragg Gratingmentioning

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Novel High-Resolution Lateral Dual-Axis Quad-Beam Optical MEMS Accelerometer Using Waveguide Bragg Gratings

Malayappan

Krishnaswamy²,

Pattnaik

2020

Photonics

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A novel lateral dual-axis a-Si/SiO2 waveguide Bragg grating based quad-beam accelerometer with high-resolution and large linear range has been presented in this paper. The sensor consists of silicon bulk micromachined proof mass suspended by silica beams. Three ridge gratings are positioned on the suspending beam and proof mass to maximize sensitivity and reduce noise. Impact of external acceleration in the sensing direction on the Bragg wavelength of gratings and MEMS structure has been modelled including the effects of strain, stress and temperature variation. Acceleration induces stress in the beam thus modifying the grating period and introducing chirp. The differential wavelength shift with respect to reference grating on the proof mass is the measure of acceleration. To compensate for the effect of the weight of the proof mass and increase the sensitivity of the sensor, electrostatic force of repulsion is applied to the proof mass. For the chosen parameters, the designed sensor has a linear response over a large range and a sensitivity of 30 pm/g. The temperature of surroundings, which acts as noise in sensor performance is compensated by taking differential wavelength shift with respect to reference grating. By design and choice of material, low cross-axis sensitivity is achieved. The proposed design enables a high-resolution well below 1 μ g/ Hz and is suitable for inertial navigation and seismometry applications.

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Section: Waveguide Bragg Gratingmentioning

confidence: 99%