Journal
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 456, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2019.124599
Keywords
Integrated optics devices; Spectrometer chips; Fourier-transform algorithm; Visible light spectrum
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [61535010, 61605172]
- Public Project of Zhejiang Province [2016C33074]
- Zhejiang Lightip Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
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To minimise a spectrometer maximally, using a micro-electro-mechanical system or planar waveguide chip, has aroused interest in both academia and industry. This is because a portable and inexpensive spectral analysis tool has tremendous potential in various applications including scientific exploration, industrial inspection, and environmental protection. Here, we design, fabricate, and characterise a Fourier-transform spectrometer (FTS) chip consisting of 101 Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs) with gradually varying optical path differences on a silica planar waveguide platform, aiming to cover the entire visible band. To ensure a wide-band operation while simultaneously compressing the size of the chip, wide-bending arm waveguides that can support high-order modes in a short wavelength range are employed in the design of the MZI array. The experimental result of our FTS chip shows its ability to analyse the visible spectrum with a minimum resolution of better than 10 nm and to reproduce the original spectrum with an accuracy of less than 0.5 nm. The successful implementation of the FTS chip based on a matured and low-cost silica planar lightwave circuit process makes it quite promising to realise mass production and widespread application.
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