Contactless integrated photonic probes: fundamentals, characteristics, and applications

  • Guangze Wu 1,2 ,
  • Yuanjian Wan 1,2 ,
  • Zhao Wang 3,4 ,
  • Xiaolong Hu 3,4 ,
  • Jinwei Zeng 1,2 ,
  • Yu Zhang 1,2 ,
  • Jian Wang , 1,2
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  • 1. Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 2. Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 3. School of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronic Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 4. Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300072, China
jwang@hust.edu.cn

Received date: 14 Mar 2024

Accepted date: 26 Jun 2024

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Abstract

On-chip optical power monitors are indispensable for functional implementation and stabilization of large-scale and complex photonic integrated circuits (PICs). Traditional on-chip optical monitoring is implemented by tapping a small portion of optical power from the waveguide, which leads to significant loss. Due to its advantages like non-invasive nature, miniaturization, and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process compatibility, a transparent monitor named the contactless integrated photonic probe (CLIPP), has been attracting great attention in recent years. The CLIPP indirectly monitors the optical power in the waveguide by detecting the conductance variation of the local optical waveguide caused by the surface state absorption (SSA) effect. In this review, we first introduce the fundamentals of the CLIPP including the concept, the equivalent electric model and the impedance read-out method, and then summarize some characteristics of the CLIPP. Finally, the functional applications of the CLIPP on the identification and feedback control of optical signal are discussed, followed by a brief outlook on the prospects of the CLIPP.

Cite this article

Guangze Wu , Yuanjian Wan , Zhao Wang , Xiaolong Hu , Jinwei Zeng , Yu Zhang , Jian Wang . Contactless integrated photonic probes: fundamentals, characteristics, and applications[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2024 , 17(3) : 26 . DOI: 10.1007/s12200-024-00127-1

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