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Design of a dual function buried channel waveguide for pulse compression and dispersion compensation in two different wavelengths for the purpose of optical integration

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Optical pulse compression and dispersion compensation are two important applications in optical systems. The present paper proposes a dual function buried channel waveguide to be used in two applications at the wavelengths of 900 nm and 1550 nm, respectively. The zero-dispersion wavelength in the designed waveguide is achieved to be 940 nm. By analyzing the data obtained through the finite-difference time-domain method (FDTD) and applying the optical pulse with full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of 100 fs at the wavelength of 900 nm, the optical pulse is compressed with a compression factor of 9.8 after the waveguide length of 12 mm, which is very appropriate for nonlinear applications. Furthermore, the proposed waveguide yielded the negative dispersion value of −20,374 ps/nm/km at the wavelength of 1550 nm, which is a desirable value for dispersion compensation at the third telecom window regarding the simplicity of the structure and its matched relative dispersion slope (RDS) to that of the conventional optical fibers. Besides, considering the dual capabilities of the proposed waveguide at two different wavelengths, the proposed structure could be very suitable for integrating the optical devices using Y couplers.

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Karami, R., Seifouri, M. & Olyaee, S. Design of a dual function buried channel waveguide for pulse compression and dispersion compensation in two different wavelengths for the purpose of optical integration. Silicon 14, 9701–9710 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-022-01718-3

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