Recent progress in 2D material‐based saturable absorbers for all solid‐state pulsed bulk lasers

B Zhang, J Liu, C Wang, K Yang, C Lee… - Laser & Photonics …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
All solid‐state pulsed lasers (ASSPLs) play a significant role in the fields of medical, military,
industry, and scientific research. Passive Q‐switching and mode‐locking are two of the most …

Scalable integrated two-dimensional Fourier-transform spectrometry

H Xu, Y Qin, G Hu, HK Tsang - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Integrated spectrometers offer the advantages of small sizes and high portability, enabling
new applications in industrial development and scientific research. Integrated Fourier …

Low-crosstalk and fabrication-tolerant four-channel CWDM filter based on dispersion-engineered Mach-Zehnder interferometers

H Xu, D Dai, Y Shi - Optics Express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
The O-band coarse wavelength-division (de) multiplexing (CWDM) has been extensively
used in data-center optical communications, whereas it's still challenging to reduce crosstalk …

Compact high-performance adiabatic 3-dB coupler enabled by subwavelength grating slot in the silicon-on-insulator platform

L Xu, Y Wang, A Kumar, E El-Fiky, D Mao… - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a compact high-performance adiabatic 3-dB coupler for the silicon-on-
insulator platform. The refractive index of the gap region between two coupling waveguides …

Adiabatic coupler with design-intended splitting ratio

D Mao, Y Wang, E El-Fiky, L Xu, A Kumar… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate adiabatic couplers (ADCs) with design-intended splitting ratios (SRs) for
the silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platform. The operational principle, numerical simulations, and …

Ultra-broadband and compact two-mode multiplexer based on subwavelength-grating-slot-assisted adiabatic coupler for the silicon-on-insulator platform

L Xu, Y Wang, D Mao, J Zhang, Z Xing… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We design and experimentally demonstrate an ultra-broadband and compact two-mode
multiplexer based on subwavelength-grating-slot-assisted adiabatic coupler for the silicon …

Broadband TE optical isolators and circulators in silicon photonics through Ce: YIG bonding

P Pintus, D Huang, PA Morton, Y Shoji… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Optical isolators and circulators are fundamental building block in photonic integrated
circuits to block undesired reflections and routing light according to a prescribed direction. In …

Compact and broadband edge coupler based on multi-stage silicon nitride tapers

B Bhandari, CS Im, KP Lee, SM Kim… - IEEE Photonics …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We have proposed and experimentally realized an ultra-compact and broadband silicon
nitride edge-coupler that enables high coupling efficiency. The proposed coupler was …

Polarization-independent multimode interference coupler with anisotropy-engineered bricked metamaterial

C Pérez-Armenta, A Ortega-Moñux… - Photonics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Many applications, including optical multiplexing, switching, and detection, call for low-cost
and broadband photonic devices with polarization-independent operation. While the silicon …

Mode-evolution-based silicon-on-insulator 3 dB coupler using fast quasiadiabatic dynamics

YJ Hung, ZY Li, HC Chung, FC Liang, MY Jung… - Optics Letters, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We report a 2× 2 broadband and fabrication tolerant mode-evolution-based 3 dB coupler
based on silicon-on-insulator rib waveguides. The operating principle of the coupler is …