Design and Simulation of an Eight-Channel Demultiplexer Based on Photonic-Crystal Ring Resonators

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Department of Electrical Engineering, Shab.C., Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran.

Abstract

In the present study, an eight-channel photonic crystal wavelength demultiplexer is designed for separating eight telecommunication wavelengths: λ₁=1.5552 nm, λ₂=
1.5563 nm, λ₃ =1.5579 nm, λ₄=1.5593 nm, λ₅ =1.5608 nm, λ₆ =
1.5623 nm, λ₇ =1.5638 nm, and λ₈ =1.5653 nm. To this end, a two-dimensional photonic crystal structure composed of circular silicon rods arranged in an air background and fabricated on a silica (SiO₂) substrate is employed.
The design and analysis are performed using the Plane Wave Expansion (PWE) method to compute the photonic band structure and guided modes, while the Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method is used to calculate transmission efficiency and analyze propagation characteristics during wavelength-selective separation. Ultimately, by optimizing the resonator placement and the radius of point defects, a channel spacing of 1.44 nm and a transmission efficiency (TE) of 93% were achieved.

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Modeling and Simulation in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Volume 4, Issue 4 - Serial Number 18
December 2024
Pages 33-39

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  • Receive Date: 29 April 2025
  • Revise Date: 07 June 2025
  • Accept Date: 17 September 2025

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