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Mid-infrared silicon-on-insulator Fourier-transform spectrometer chip

Mid-infrared silicon-on-insulator Fourier-transform spectrometer chip
Mid-infrared silicon-on-insulator Fourier-transform spectrometer chip

Mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy is highly relevant for a wide range of sensing applications. In this letter, we demonstrate a Fourier-transform spectrometer chip based on the principle of spatial heterodyning implemented in the silicon-on-insulator waveguide platform, and operating near 3.75- μm wavelength. The spectrometer comprises a waveguide splitting tree feeding to an array of 42 Mach-Zehnder interferometers with linearly increasing optical path length differences. A spectral retrieval algorithm based on calibration matrices is applied to the stationary output pattern of the array, compensating for any phase and amplitude errors arising from fabrication imperfections. A spectral resolution below 3 nm is experimentally demonstrated.

infrared, Silicon photonics, spectroscopy
1041-1135
528-531
Nedeljković, Miloš
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Velasco, Aitor V.
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Khokhar, Ali Z.
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Delage, Andre
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Cheben, Pavel
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Mashanovich, Goran Z.
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Nedeljković, Miloš
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Velasco, Aitor V.
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Khokhar, Ali Z.
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Delage, Andre
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Cheben, Pavel
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Mashanovich, Goran Z.
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Nedeljković, Miloš, Velasco, Aitor V., Khokhar, Ali Z., Delage, Andre, Cheben, Pavel and Mashanovich, Goran Z. (2016) Mid-infrared silicon-on-insulator Fourier-transform spectrometer chip. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 28 (4), 528-531, [7315027]. (doi:10.1109/LPT.2015.2496729).

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Abstract

Mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy is highly relevant for a wide range of sensing applications. In this letter, we demonstrate a Fourier-transform spectrometer chip based on the principle of spatial heterodyning implemented in the silicon-on-insulator waveguide platform, and operating near 3.75- μm wavelength. The spectrometer comprises a waveguide splitting tree feeding to an array of 42 Mach-Zehnder interferometers with linearly increasing optical path length differences. A spectral retrieval algorithm based on calibration matrices is applied to the stationary output pattern of the array, compensating for any phase and amplitude errors arising from fabrication imperfections. A spectral resolution below 3 nm is experimentally demonstrated.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 2 November 2015
Published date: 15 February 2016
Keywords: infrared, Silicon photonics, spectroscopy

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Local EPrints ID: 420846
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/420846
ISSN: 1041-1135
PURE UUID: d4986fa1-943c-442c-98ec-8de959f4e4f0
ORCID for Miloš Nedeljković: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9170-7911

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Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 03:28

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Author: Aitor V. Velasco
Author: Ali Z. Khokhar
Author: Andre Delage
Author: Pavel Cheben

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