Mach-Zehnder-based 1×16 Multiplexer in SOI and Analysis of Phase Noise Properties

A Silicon Photonic 1×16 Mach-Zehnder-based demultiplexer is presented. The device shows insertion loss values lower than 1.5dB and channel isolation of ~20dB. A phase noise analysis is also presented showing the different statistics of intra-die and inter-die phase fluctuations.