Scalable free-space photonic antennas in foundry SOI silicon photonic platforms

Rollinson, John; Karlicek, Robert F.; Hella, Mona M.

doi:10.1364/OE.524532

Scalable free-space photonic antennas in foundry SOI silicon photonic platforms

Journal Article · Wed Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Optics Express

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.524532· OSTI ID:2438365

; Karlicek, Robert F.; Hella, Mona M.

We present a flexible, scalable, and low-noise design scheme for coupling free-space light into a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) electronic-photonic integrated circuit. The proposed scheme utilizes arrays of grating couplers with compact, inverse-designed power combining networks to couple a distributed optical collection area to a single output waveguide, forming a photonic antenna. Fabrication density compliance is maintained regardless of the antenna size, and the collection area can be scaled while maintaining a fixed noise floor. Using experimental grating array antennas fabricated in the GF45CLO platform, we demonstrate up to a 6.7× increase in the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a lens-less monolithic free-space photonic receiver using a 4×4 grating array.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

Grant/Contract Number:: AR0000942

OSTI ID:: 2438365

Journal Information:: Optics Express, Journal Name: Optics Express Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 32; ISSN 1094-4087; ISSN OPEXFF

Publisher:: Optical Society of AmericaCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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