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Description
図1は、本発明の実施形態の光回路の温度補償構造の概念を示す基本構造を説明する上面図(a)と、コアを通過する伝搬光に沿った長手方向の基板断面図(b)である。
本発明の実施形態1を示す図2は、第1のアーム210および第2のアーム220を有するマッハツェンダ干渉計を含む光回路について、温度補償構造を介して透過特性の温度依存性を補償する態様を示す図である。図2を用いて本実施形態における温度補償について説明する。
右、光は左から右へ伝搬すると仮定する)の座標である。
続的に断熱的に増加する。伝搬光はこのような断熱遷移構造による断熱的な光の変化のおかげで、光エネルギーの損失が最小限に抑えられ、温度補償構造による光のロスが抑えられると共に、LcomやLtap、h2などの構造パラメータの調整により温度補償特性の
微小な調整が可能となる。
<実施形態2>
実施形態2は、図5に示す1以上の入力導波路が接続されたスラブ導波路510及び1以上の出力導波路が接続されたスラブ導波路520並びにこれらの2つのスラブ導波路を接続するM本のアレイ導波路501を有するアレイ導波路回折格子型波長合分波回路(AWG)500について、光回路構造を介して透過特性の温度依存性を補償する態様である。図5(a)の平面図と、アレイ導波路501の中央部における基板断面図5(b)を用いて本実施形態2における温度補償について説明する。AWG500は、基板505上で上部クラッド502と下部クラッド504に埋め込まれた複数のアレイ導波路501のコアが形成されて、上部クラッド502の上面側に温度補償材料を充填した温度補償構造503が形成されている。
定式は以下の(式13)で示される。
Claims (4)
- 温度補償材料を充填した温度補償構造を有する光導波路を備えた光回路において、
前記光導波路を伝搬する光波を、前記温度補償材料を充填した前記温度補償構造へ断熱的に遷移させる断熱遷移構造を有し、
前記光導波路は、上部クラッドおよび下部クラッドに囲まれたコアを有し、上面および側面が前記温度補償材料で覆われて前記温度補償構造を形成し、
前記断熱遷移構造として、前記温度補償材料の厚みを連続的に変化させるテーパ構造を有し、前記テーパ構造において、前記コアと前記温度補償材料との前記コアの高さ方向の距離および前記コアの幅方向の距離が断熱的に変化する、
ことを特徴とする光回路。 - 前記光導波路のコアと前記温度補償材料が所定の距離だけ離れていること
を特徴とする請求項1に記載の光回路。 - 前記温度補償構造において、前記光導波路のコアの厚さ又は幅が所定の値だけ減少し、前記光導波路のコアと前記温度補償材料が接していること
を特徴とする請求項1に記載の光回路。 - 前記光導波路のコアと前記温度補償材料との間の距離を設計することで単位長さあたりの温度補償量を調節できること
を特徴とする請求項1乃至3のいずれか一項に記載の光回路。
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