Highly efficient multiplexer demultiplexer based on liquid crystal channels

B. M. Younis; Mohamed Farhat O. Hameed; A. M. Heikal; S. S. A. Obayya

doi:10.1117/12.2306301

4 May 2018 Highly efficient multiplexer demultiplexer based on liquid crystal channels

B. M. Younis, Mohamed Farhat O. Hameed, A. M. Heikal, S. S. A. Obayya

Proceedings Volume 10672, Nanophotonics VII; 106722I (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2306301
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2018, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

A novel design of multiplexer-demultiplexer (MUX-DEMUX) based on channel waveguide on silicon dioxide (SiO₂) is introduced and analyzed. The suggested structure consists of two neighboring channels infiltrated with nematic liquid crystal (NLC) material of type E7. The two channels are etched in the SiO₂ substrate. The electro-optic effect of the NLC is used to control the waveguide propagation condition using an external electric field. Additionally, a plasmonic wire is inserted between the two waveguides to enhance the suggested MUX-DEMUX in terms of compactness. The modal analysis of the y-polarized modes supported by the NLC MUX-DEMUX is carried out using full-vectorial finitedifference method (FVFDM). Further, the propagation characteristics through the reported design are obtained using full vectorial finite difference beam propagation method (FVFD-BPM). The design parameters of the NLC MUX-DEMUX have been studied to obtain an efficient waveguide coupling with a short device length. Moreover, the NLC MUXDEMUX has a compact device length of 1296 μm. The numerical results reveal that the reported MUX-DEMUX has a small insertion loss of 8x10^-6 dB with a good crosstalk better than -37 dB and -30 dB at the studied wavelengths of 1.3 μm and 1.55 μm, respectively. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, it is the first time to introduce a MUX-DEMUX based on channel on SiO² platform with a simple design and broadband operation.

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B. M. Younis, Mohamed Farhat O. Hameed, A. M. Heikal, and S. S. A. Obayya "Highly efficient multiplexer demultiplexer based on liquid crystal channels", Proc. SPIE 10672, Nanophotonics VII, 106722I (4 May 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2306301

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