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ArticleNanophotonics (Berlin, Germany)2025

General design flow for waveguide Bragg gratings.

Frank Brückerhoff-Plückelmann, Tim Buskasper, Julius Römer, Linus Krämer, Bilal Malik, Liam McRae, Linus Kürpick, Simon Palitza, Carsten Schuck, Wolfram Pernice

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Frank Brückerhoff-PlückelmannCenter for NanoTechnology (CeNTech), Heisenbergstr. 11, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Tim BuskasperCenter for NanoTechnology (CeNTech), Heisenbergstr. 11, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Julius RömerKirchoff-Institute for Physics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 227, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Linus KrämerKirchoff-Institute for Physics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 227, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Bilal MalikCenter for NanoTechnology (CeNTech), Heisenbergstr. 11, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Liam McRaeKirchoff-Institute for Physics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 227, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Linus KürpickKirchoff-Institute for Physics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 227, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Simon PalitzaCenter for NanoTechnology (CeNTech), Heisenbergstr. 11, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Carsten SchuckCenter for NanoTechnology (CeNTech), Heisenbergstr. 11, 48149 Münster, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9220-4021
Wolfram PerniceCenter for NanoTechnology (CeNTech), Heisenbergstr. 11, 48149 Münster, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4569-4213

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Abstract

Bragg gratings are crucial components in passive photonic signal processing, with wide-ranging applications including biosensing, pulse compression, photonic computing, and addressing. However, the design of integrated waveguide Bragg gratings (WBGs) for arbitrary wavelengths presents significant challenges, especially when dealing with highly asymmetric layer stacks and large refractive index contrasts. Convenient approximations used for fiber Bragg gratings generally break down in these cases, resulting in nontrivial design challenges. In this work, we introduce a general simulation and design framework for WBGs, which combines coupled mode theory with three-dimensional finite-element method eigenfrequency computations. This approach allows for precise design and optimization of WBGs across a broad range of device layer stacks. The design flow is applicable to further layer stacks across nearly all wavelengths of interest, given that the coupling between the forward and backward propagating mode is dominant.

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integrated signal processingphotonic longpass filterwaveguide Bragg gratings

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PMID39967768
PMCPMC11831393

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