简介:Anoveldesignofatwo-channelopticaladd–dropmultiplexerbasedonaself-rolled-upmicrotube(SRM)ispresented.ThisdesignconsistsofanSRMthathasaparaboliclobe-likepatternalongthetube'saxialdirection,aswellasstraightsiliconwaveguidesanda180°waveguidebend.TheverticalconfigurationoftheSRMandwaveguidesisanalyzedbythecoupledmodetheoryforachievingtheoptimumgap.Inthecriticalcouplingregime,whenthedeviceservesasanopticaldemultiplexer,theminimuminsertionlossis1.94dB,andthemaximumchannelcrosstalkis-6.036dB.Also,asanopticalmultiplexer,themaximumcrosstalkbecomes-11.9dB.