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    Area of Science:

    • Photonics and Optical Engineering
    • Integrated Optics
    • Waveguide Devices

    Background:

    • Waveguide crossings are essential components in integrated photonic circuits.
    • Minimizing insertion loss, crosstalk, and backreflection is critical for device performance.
    • Tapered structures offer potential for mode manipulation and compact device design.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To numerically present a compact waveguide crossing.
    • To investigate the effect of multimode waveguide junctions on guided modes.
    • To propose and analyze a novel fourfold symmetric waveguide crossing design.

    Main Methods:

    • Eigenmode expansion method for analyzing mode coupling and phase differences.
    • Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method for detailed optical performance analysis.
    • Design utilizing cascaded multimode tapered structures with Gaussian profiles.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed waveguide crossing achieves a compact size of 4160 nm × 4160 nm.
    • Demonstrated low insertion loss of 0.13 dB at 1550 nm wavelength.
    • Achieved excellent crosstalk of -43.5 dB and backreflection of -33.6 dB.
    • Exhibited a broad transmission spectrum across the 1500-1600 nm wavelength range.

    Conclusions:

    • The cascaded tapered structure enables effective control over mode phase differences.
    • The proposed fourfold symmetric waveguide crossing offers superior performance metrics.
    • This design is suitable for advanced integrated photonic applications requiring high efficiency and low loss.