同时测试波导传输损耗和弯曲损耗的方法

范作文; 贾连希; 李赵一; 周敬杰; 丛庆宇; 曾宪峰

doi:10.37188/CO.EN.2022-0027

同时测试波导传输损耗和弯曲损耗的方法

范作文^1,,
贾连希^{1, 2, 3, ,},
李赵一¹,
周敬杰¹,
丛庆宇¹,
曾宪峰²

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上海大学微电子学院, 上海201800
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中国科学院上海微系统与信息研究所, 上海201800
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上海新微技术工业研究院, 上海201800

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- 收稿日期: 2022-11-27
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Method for the simultaneous measurement of waveguide propagation loss and bending loss

doi: 10.37188/CO.EN.2022-0027

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Microelectronics Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 201800, China
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Shanghai Institute of Microsystems and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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Shanghai Industrial μTechnology Research Institute, Shanghai 201800, China

Funds: Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2018YFB2200500)

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Author Bio:
Fan Zuowen (1998—), male, from Taian, Shandong Province, obtained his bachelors degree from Shandong University of Technology in 2016, and is a postgraduate student in the Microelectronics Institute, Shanghai University. He is mainly engaged in silicon photonics. E-mail: fanzuowen@shu.edu.cn

Jia Lianxi (1982—), male, from Zibo, Shandong Province, professor, obtained a bachelors degree from Shandong University in 2005, and a doctorate degree from the Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2010. He is mainly engaged in silicon photonics. E-mail: jialx@mail.sim.ac.cn

Corresponding author: jialx@mail.sim.ac.cn

摘要

摘要:
波导的传输损耗是评价集成光学平台性能的一个关键指标。常用的测量传输损耗的cut-back测试方法需引入弯曲波导测试结构。为了去除弯曲损耗的影响，通常会将弯曲半径设计的足够大，但这样会占用很多的版图面积。本文基于铌酸锂平台提出了一种可以同时测试波导传输损耗和弯曲损耗的方法。通过仿真发现波导弯曲损耗与弯曲半径成指数关系，对弯曲损耗取对数值后，与弯曲半径成线性关系。利用遗传算法拟合cut-back结构的插入损耗曲线，并计算得到波导的传输损耗和弯曲损耗。用该方法测量铌酸锂波导，在1550 nm波长下得到0.558 dB/cm的传输损耗和100 μm弯曲半径下0.698 dB/90°的弯曲损耗。利用这种方法可以同时测试波导的传输损耗和弯曲损耗，还可以大大节省占地面积。
- 传输损耗 /
- 弯曲损耗 /
- 铌酸锂 /
- 遗传算法
Abstract:
The propagation loss of a waveguide is a key indicator to evaluate the performance of an integrated optical platform. The commonly used cut-back method for measuring propagation loss requires the introduction of the spiral test structure. In order to remove bending loss, the bending radius is usually designed to be larger but this consequently has a larger footprint. In this paper, we suggested a method to simultaneously measure the propagation loss and bending loss of waveguides with a cut-back structure. According to simulations, the bending loss can be exponentially fitted with the bending radius, which can be further simplified as linear fitting between the natural logarithm of the bending loss and bending radius. A genetic algorithm was used to fit the insertion loss curve of the cut-back structure and the propagation losses and bending loss were calculated. With this method, we measured a cut-back structure of lithium niobate waveguide and got a propagation loss of 0.558 dB/cm and a bending loss of 0.698 dB/90° at a radius of 100 μm and wavelength of 1550 nm. Using this method, we can simultaneously measure waveguide propagation loss and bending loss while mitigating the footprint.
- propagation loss /
- bending loss /
- lithium niobate /
- genetic algorithm

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Figure 1. Process flow of LN waveguide fabrication. (a) LNOI substrate. (b) Deposition of oxide by PECVD. (c) I-line lithography. (d) Hard mask etching. (e) LN etching. (f) Photoresist removal. (g) Hard mask removal. (h) Deposition of cladding by PECVD

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Figure 2. The SEM image of the fabricated LN waveguide

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Figure 3. The optical microscope image of the cut-back structure

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Figure 4. Layout image of the 5 sets of cutback structures for the 5 splits of the grating coupler

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Figure 5. (a) Simulation of the bending loss of the LN waveguide. The bending loss of the waveguide is exponentially related to the bending radius. (b) The linear fitting of the natural logarithm of the bending loss with the bending radius

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Figure 6. The basic process of the genetic algorithm

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Figure 7. The measurement results of the cut-back structure and the fitting results. (a) GC1, (b) GC2, (c) GC3, (d) GC4, (e) GC5-1, (f) GC5-2

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Table 1. The basic information of the cut-back structure

	Length(cm)	The radius of bend(μm)	Number of radius
WG1	0.1582	100, 110	100×4,110×2
WG2	0.9021	100,110,120,130,140,150	(100-140)×4,150×2
WG3	2.2054	100,110,120…190,200	(100-190) ×4,200×2
WG4	5.2274	100,110,120…290,300	(100-290) ×4,300×2
WG5	11.4854	100,110,120…490,500	(100-490) ×4,500×2

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Table 2. The summary of the fitting results

	α(dB/cm)	α_b0(dB）	k	α_gc(dB)	r
GC1	0.538	0.805	0.0446	20.220	0.072
GC2	0.408	0.698	0.0346	15.448	0.261
GC3	0.558	0.698	0.0399	10.740	0.044
GC4	0.209	0.393	0.0201	12.114	0.366
GC5-1	0.194	0.416	0.0176	35.350	0.355
GC5-2	0.421	0.339	0.0194	29.666	0.230

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Table 3. The performance comparison of different measurement methods

	Advantages	Disadvantages
Traditional cut-back^[33]	Widely employed owing to its ease of use.	Can’t simultaneously measure the propagation loss and bending loss; Requires identical coupling conditions.
Three-prism Method^[34]	Does not require constant coupling conditions	Has low measurement accuracy.
Fabry-Perot transmission method^[35]	Can eliminate the influence of coupling loss and has higher accuracy	Requires a complex coupling system.
This paper	Can simultaneously measure waveguide propagation loss and bending loss; Smaller footprint; Simple and convenient operation.

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