Multimode-interference-based crossing for metal-insulator-metal waveguides

Weijie Mai Weijie Mai, Luna Cui Luna Cui, and Li Yu and Li Yu
2017 Chinese Optics Letters (COL)  
We report a waveguide crossing based on a multimode-interference (MMI) structure for metal-insulator-metal (MIM) waveguides. The MMI-based crossing comprises two orthogonal intersecting MMI waveguides that are connected to the single-mode input/output waveguide symmetrically. Single self-images are formed at the crossing center and output plane of the MMI waveguide, thereby mitigating the crosstalk and improving the throughput. The characteristics of the proposed MMI-based crossing are
more » ... ted with the finite element method of Comsol Multiphysics. The results show that the throughput reaches −1.8 dB and the crosstalk is less than −46 dB at the wavelength of 1550 nm.
doi:10.3788/col201715.032301 fatcat:prlljroadbanxa4x4ccakj7z7m