Silicon Integrated Dual-Mode Interferometer with Differential Outputs
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Designs of Dual-Mode Interferometers
3. Operating Principle of the Dual-Mode Interferometer with Differential Outputs
4. Performance of Type 7 Dual-Mode Interferometers
5. Comparison between DMI and MZI
6. Discussion and Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Reference/Year | DMI Array | Excess Loss of Mode Conversion | Single Wavelength Operation | ||
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Type 1 (side view) | [7]/2009 | ++ | 0.5 dB * | ✕ | |
Type 2 (side view) | [8]/2011 | + | unknown | ✓ | |
Type 3 (top view) | [9]/2014 | ++ | 0.5 dB * | ✕ | |
Type 4 (side view) | [10]/2014 | ++ | < 0.22 dB * | ✕ | |
Type 5 (top view) | [11]/2015 | 0 | < 4.2 dB | ✕ | |
Type 6 (top view) | [12]/2016 | ++ | 0.25 dB * < 0.5 dB | ✕ | |
Type 7 (top view) | [4]/2017 this work | ++ | 0.55 dB * < 2 dB | ✓ |
Device | Waveguide Width | Sensor Region Length | Measured IL | Intrinsic Bulk Sensitivity | Measured ER | Bulk Sensitivity per Loss |
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MZI | 250 nm | 500 µm | 1 dB | 79% | >30 dB | 1441 dB−1 |
5000 µm | 11 dB | >25 dB | ||||
DMI | 575 nm | 500 µm | 2.5 dB | 44% | ≈20 dB | 3237 dB−1 |
6400 µm | 5.2 dB | ≈10 dB |
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Hoppe, N.; Scheck, P.; Sweidan, R.; Diersing, P.; Rathgeber, L.; Vogel, W.; Riegger, B.; Southan, A.; Berroth, M. Silicon Integrated Dual-Mode Interferometer with Differential Outputs. Biosensors 2017, 7, 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios7030037
Hoppe N, Scheck P, Sweidan R, Diersing P, Rathgeber L, Vogel W, Riegger B, Southan A, Berroth M. Silicon Integrated Dual-Mode Interferometer with Differential Outputs. Biosensors. 2017; 7(3):37. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios7030037
Chicago/Turabian StyleHoppe, Niklas, Pascal Scheck, Rami Sweidan, Philipp Diersing, Lotte Rathgeber, Wolfgang Vogel, Benjamin Riegger, Alexander Southan, and Manfred Berroth. 2017. "Silicon Integrated Dual-Mode Interferometer with Differential Outputs" Biosensors 7, no. 3: 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios7030037