Title :
Mesh waveguide optical star coupler
Author :
Kokubun, Yasuo ; Suzuki, Satoshi ; Iijima, Y. ; Iga, Kenichi
Author_Institution :
Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
A new multimode optical star coupler with a mesh waveguide configuration is proposed to reduce the device length by stimulating light mixing in a short waveguide. A 4×4 optical star coupler has been fabricated and its branching variation of 2.8 dB is realised with the device length as short as 14.5 mm.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibres; LAN; fibre-optic networks; light mixing; mesh waveguide configuration; multimode type; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical star coupler;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850342
