Low-Loss Flat-Top SOI CWDM Arrayed Waveguide Grating Router With Integrated Ge/Si Photodetectors
We demonstrate a silicon-on-insulator (SOI)-based $4\times 4$ cyclic arrayed-waveguide grating router (AWGR) with integrated high-speed Ge/Si photodetector for coarse wavelength-division multiplexing (CWDM). By employing multimode output waveguides, the AWGR enables spectrally flattened passbands without additional ins...