全聚合物型无热化阵列波导光栅参数的优化

研究一种新型无热化阵列波导光栅,这是由聚合物组成的一种新型阵列波导光栅。阵列波导光栅对温度的依赖性受波导物质的折射率、热膨胀系数和波导芯的尺寸影响,所以,通过调节这些参数就可以减小温度对阵列波导光栅的影响。优化得到全聚合物型阵列波导光栅在温度20℃～70℃范围内波谱漂移小于常规型AWG结构的0.5%。     

A novel fabrication approach for an athermal arrayed-waveguide grating

A novel method for fabricating an athermal AWG is proposed, using a unique apparatus for ITU-T center wavelength adjustment and optical coupling of two cut-parts. UV adhesive or sticky gel is applied into the gap between the cut-elements and the alignment base substrate by capillary infiltration. The spectrum profiles are almost the same as those of the original chip state, and no deterioration is observed resulting from athermalization. Flat-top athermal AWG modules of 100 GHz×40 ch are fabricated. Over a temperature range of-40 to 85℃, the center wavelength shift is±22 pm, and the insertion loss change is less than ±0.11 dB.     

Athermalized Polymeric Arrayed‐Waveguide Grating by Partial Detachment from a Si Substrate

We demonstrate a new fabrication method for adjusting the temperature dependence of a polymeric arrayed‐waveguide grating (AWG) on a Si substrate. A temperature‐dependent wavelength shift of ?0.1 nm/°C in a polymeric AWG on a Si substrate is reduced to +0.01 nm/°C by detaching part of the polymer film, including the grating channel region of the AWG, from the Si substrate while the other parts remain fixed on the substrate.     

Extremely low-loss 1.5%-/spl Delta/ 32-channel athermal arrayed-waveguide grating multi/demultiplexer

A silica-based 1.5%-/spl Delta/ 100 GHz-spacing 32-channel athermal arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) with compact size and extremely low insertion loss is described. By reducing the fibre coupling loss and the excess loss in a silicone-filled groove, an insertion loss of 1.3 dB was achieved with this athermal AWG.     

Athermal Mach-Zehnder interferometer-synchronised arrayed waveguide grating multi/demultiplexer with low loss and wide passband

Described is a silica-based athermal 100 GHz-spacing 40-channel arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) with a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI)-synchronised configuration that employs resin-filled grooves in the AWG and MZI. By suppressing the groove excess loss and using 1.5%-Delta waveguides, a low insertion loss of 3.2 dB and a wide 0.5 dB bandwidth of 45.9 GHz with athermal operation in the -5 to 65degC range and a compact chip size were achieved.     

1.5%-/spl Delta/ athermal arrayed-waveguide grating multi/demultiplexer with very low loss groove design

We describe a compact 1.5%-/spl Delta/ athermal silica-based 100-GHz-spacing 16-channel arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) multi/demultiplexer with a modified groove design for a very low excess loss. We propose new approaches for modifying the shape of the grooves and the arrayed waveguides and optimize the shape modifications for 1.5%-/spl Delta/ waveguides. By employing this modified groove design, we greatly reduced the groove excess loss from 1.9 to 0.4 dB in the 1.5%-/spl Delta/ athermal AWG.     

Reducing the thermal dependence of silica-based arrayed-waveguide grating using inorganic-organic hybrid materials

This study demonstrates the application of a temperature-independent arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) using a simple hybrid waveguide structure composed of silica core/inorganic-organic hybrid material overcladding layer. The thermooptic effect of the hybrid materials varies over a wide range of temperature and provides athermal characteristics in an AWG. The temperature dependence of the AWG was reduced through the precision control of the thermooptic coefficient of the hybrid materials (/spl Delta//spl lambda/=/spl sim/3pm//spl deg/C).     

All-polymer thin film transistors on patterned elastomeric substrates

A patterned soft elastomeric substrate is utilized for fabricating an all-polymer thin film transistor (TFT). With a polymer solution for the source/drain electrodes, it is difficult to form a well defined narrow channel. The problem is resolved with the aid of a micromolding technique and the patterned substrate. When the all polymer TFT is subjected to bending, the polymer gate dielectric is the layer that experiences the most stress. This stress problem, which can lead to device failure, can be relieved to an extent by introducing a small fraction of ethyl cellulose to the polymer dielectric. The effects of the ethyl cellulose content on the device performance are not significant.     

Athermal silica-based arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG)multi/demultiplexers with new low loss groove design

A new low loss groove design for athermal silica-based AWG multi/demultiplexers is proposed. The insertion loss was <3.2 dB with an excess loss of 0.4 dB. The temperature dependence of the channel wavelength change was suppressed to be below 2.5 GHz in the 0-85°C range     

Super-high-/spl Delta/ athermal arrayed waveguide grating with resin-filled trenches in slab region

A small and low-loss athermal AWG is demonstrated based on super-high-/spl Delta/ waveguides. Resin-filled trenches are formed in the slab region to compensate for the temperature-dependent wavelength shift. Small wavelength shift of 0.03 nm is achieved for the temperature range 0-65/spl deg/C with almost no spectral degradation.     

Compensation for Second-Order Temperature Dependence in Athermal Arrayed-Waveguide Grating Realizing Wide Temperature Range Operation

We propose a new compensation technique for the second-order temperature dependence in a silica-based arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) multi/demultiplexer with a resin-filled groove that realizes a wide operating temperature range. We newly employ an additional interferometer in the input port and control the optical field perturbation by using a first-mode lightwave at the entrance to the first slab waveguide. We employ the design to fabricate a 32-channel 100-GHz-spacing athermal AWG that is as compact as a conventional AWG, and demonstrate a reduction in the passband wavelength variation from 70 to 22 pm over an extended $-$ 40 $^{circ}hbox{C}$ to 80 $^{circ}hbox{C}$ temperature range.      

Efficient All-Polymer Photomultiplication-Type Organic Photodetectors with Prolonged Crystallization Process

With the progressive development of photomultiplication-type organic photodetectors (PM-OPDs), increasing research efforts are devoted to all-polymer PM-OPDs due to their potential in terms of device stability and stretchability. However, poor polymer-polymer miscibility and entanglement of long polymer chains are still the main challenges to form desirable active layer morphology in such systems. A smooth solidification process is favorable toward realizing a morphology that features ordered molecular orientation and high crystallinity. Herein, morphological control issue in all-polymer PM-OPDs is addressed by modifying film formation kinetics with an insulating polymer blending strategy. The prolonged crystallization process of polystyrene-blended films can form high-ordered molecular arrangements and crystallinity in donor/acceptor phases, leading to improved charge transport properties and suppressed trap states. With boosting the trap-assisted photomultiplication effect, the polystyrene-blended all-polymer PM-OPD with a high specific detectivity of 4.0 × 10¹³ Jones can be achieved due to the accumulation of enhanced photogenerated electrons at the interface and the efficient injection of external holes, which is one of the best detectivity values reported for PM-OPDs. This study not only reveals valuable insights into the effects of insulating polymers on the film formation kinetics mechanism, but also provides novel strategy to fabricate high-performance all-polymer PM-OPDs.     

50-GHz-Spacing Athermal Mach–Zehnder Interferometer-Synchronized Arrayed-Waveguide Grating With Improved Temperature Insensitivity

We describe a technique designed to compensate for the residual temperature sensitivity of an athermal silica-based arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) and its application to a 50-GHz-spacing multi/demultiplexer with a low loss and a wide passband. The device has a Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI)-synchronized configuration, in which the AWG and the MZI are athermalized with resin-filled grooves. The point is that we employ a temperature-dependent phase-generating coupler (TD-PGC) in the MZI to compensate for the second-order temperature dependence of the AWG passband wavelength. The fabricated device exhibits practical characteristics including a low loss of less than 3.5 dB and a wide 0.5-dB bandwidth of 24.1 GHz as well as a reduced wavelength variation of less than 10 pm in a ${-}$ 5 $^{circ}hbox{C}$ to 65 $^{circ}hbox{C}$ temperature range.      

Highly Efficient Ternary All-Polymer Solar Cells with Enhanced Stability

Developing organic solar cells (OSCs) based on a ternary active layer is one of the most effective approaches to maximize light harvesting and improve their photovoltaic performance. However, this strategy meets very limited success in all-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs) due to the scarcity of narrow bandgap polymer acceptors and the challenge of morphology optimization. In fact, the power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of ternary all-PSCs even lag behind binary all-PSCs. Herein, highly efficient ternary all-PSCs are realized based on an ultranarrow bandgap (ultra-NBG) polymer acceptor DCNBT-TPC, a medium bandgap polymer donor PTB7-Th, and a wide bandgap polymer donor PBDB-T. The optimized ternary all-PSCs yield an excellent PCE of 12.1% with a remarkable short-circuit current density of 21.9 mA cm⁻². In fact, this PCE is the highest value reported for ternary all-PSCs and is much higher than those of the corresponding binary all-PSCs. Moreover, the optimized ternary all-PSCs show a photostability with ≈ 68% of the initial PCE retained after 400 h illumination, which is more stable than the binary all-PSCs. This work demonstrates that the utilization of a ternary all-polymer system based on ultra-NBG polymer acceptor blended with compatible polymer donors is an effective strategy to advance the field of all-PSCs.     

Design and Fabrication of Polymer Arrayed Waveguide Grating

1　IntroductionTheArrayedWaveguideGrating(AWG)multi plexerisanimportantopticaldeviceforWavelengthDivisionMultiplexing (WDM )inopticaltelecom municationsystems[1～ 5] .Thisdevicecanoffersomebasicfunctionsincludingmultiplexing/demultiplex ing ,add/dropmultiplexingandN×Ninterconnec tion.Also,itpossessessomeadvantages,suchasnarrowerwavelengthspacing ,moresignalchannels,lowercrosstalkandsmootherpassbands.AWGmul tiplexers[6～1 0 ] havebeenfabricatedusingsilicas,InPandpolymers.Amongthem ,apo…     

箱型光谱响应聚合物阵列波导光栅的研制

通过减少奇数阵列波导的芯宽度,同时增加偶数阵列波导的芯宽度的技术,构造了箱型光谱. 选用氟化聚芳醚FPE聚合物材料,设计并制备了17×17信道箱型光谱响应阵列波导光栅（AWG）波分复用器. 测试结果表明,器件的中心波长为1550.87nm,波长间隔为0.8nm, 3dB带宽约为0.476nm,串扰低于-21dB,插入损耗为13~15dB.     

工艺公差对阵列波导光栅波分复用器性能的影响

依据阵列波导光栅(AWG)的传输理论,分析了工艺公差对硅基聚合物AWG波分复用器性能的影响.分析结果表明,工艺公差将引起AWG传输光谱的漂移,并使串扰增大.为了实现AWG器件正常的解复用功能,我们对AWG工艺公差的累积和补偿效应进行了讨论.     

箱型光谱响应聚合物阵列波导光栅的研制

通过减少奇数阵列波导的芯宽度,同时增加偶数阵列波导的芯宽度的技术,构造了箱型光谱-选用氟化聚芳醚FPE聚合物材料,设计并制备了17×17信道箱型光谱响应阵列波导光栅(AWG)波分复用器.测试结果表明,器件的中心波长为1550.87nm,波长间隔为0.8nm,3dB带宽约为0.476nm,串扰低于-21dB,插入损耗为13～15dB.     

Poly(2,2’-(2,5-difluoro-1,4-phenylene)dithiophene-alt-naphthalene diimide) synthesized by direct (hetero)arylation reaction for all-polymer solar cells

The weak donor-strong acceptor polymer acceptors for all-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs) have gained much less attention compared with the typical donor-strong acceptor counterparts. Direct (hetero)arylation polymerization reaction is a rising synthetic method, although most of the naphthalene diimide polymer photovoltaic acceptors have been prepared by classic Stille polymerization. A weak donor-strong acceptor polymer acceptor PNB2F has been successfully designed and synthesized by the two-step direct (hetero)arylation reaction and further applied in all-PSCs. The all-PSC device based on PNB2F and electron-donating polymer PBDB-T gained a PCE of 4.49%. The results demonstrate that direct (hetero)arylation reaction is a promising tool for building efficient polymer acceptors with convenient and low-cost synthesis ideas.     

氟化聚合物光谱响应平坦化阵列波导光栅的优化设计和制备

本文基于阵列波导光栅(AWG)的传输理论,利用含氟聚合物(PFS-co-GMA)共聚物材料,对17×17信道光谱响应平坦化AWG波分复用器进行了参数优化.由于在聚合物阵列波导光栅器件的制备过程中,选用了反应离子刻蚀(RIE)工艺和蒸汽回溶技术,形成的梯形截面波导芯,使AWG传输的光产生相位移,导致传输光谱移动,引起串扰...