Inverse-Designed Edge Couplers for Multimode Silicon Nitride Photonics

Julian L. Pita Ruiz; Samuel Gougeon; Mostafa Youssef; Bora Ung; Sophie LaRochelle; Michaël Ménard

Inverse-Designed Edge Couplers for Multimode Silicon Nitride Photonics

Julian L. Pita Ruiz
, Samuel Gougeon
, Mostafa Youssef
, Bora Ung
, Sophie LaRochelle
, Michaël Ménard

École de technologie supérieure
Université Laval

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Abstract

We demonstrate inverse-designed five- and ten-mode edge couplers in silicon nitride for efficient coupling to elliptical-core fibers. They achieve coupling efficiencies of up to -2.4 dB and 3-dB bandwidths spanning the C and L bands.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781957171548
Publication status	Published - 2026
Event	2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Los Angeles, United States Duration: 15 Mar 2026 → 19 Mar 2026

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Name	2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings

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Conference	2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026
Country/Territory	United States
City	Los Angeles
Period	15/03/26 → 19/03/26

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Pita Ruiz, J. L., Gougeon, S., Youssef, M., Ung, B., LaRochelle, S., & Ménard, M. (2026). Inverse-Designed Edge Couplers for Multimode Silicon Nitride Photonics. In 2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings (2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

Pita Ruiz, Julian L. ; Gougeon, Samuel ; Youssef, Mostafa et al. / Inverse-Designed Edge Couplers for Multimode Silicon Nitride Photonics. 2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2026. (2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings).

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Pita Ruiz, JL, Gougeon, S, Youssef, M, Ung, B, LaRochelle, S & Ménard, M 2026, Inverse-Designed Edge Couplers for Multimode Silicon Nitride Photonics. in 2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings. 2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026, Los Angeles, United States, 15/03/26.

Inverse-Designed Edge Couplers for Multimode Silicon Nitride Photonics. / Pita Ruiz, Julian L.; Gougeon, Samuel; Youssef, Mostafa et al.
2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2026. (2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings).

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