Digital-Based Inverse Design for Ultra-Compact Power Splitter on LNOI

We propose and experimentally demonstrate an ultra-compact and efficient power splitter on LNOI. The device is realized through the inverse design of a digital meta-structure and occupies a small footprint of only 4.8×4.8μm
²
. The measured results show that the insertion losses are below 2.5dB across the wavelength band of 1500–1560 nm, and the power imbalance between the two output ports is within 0.3 dB.