Title :
Improved Y-junction splitter for ring waveguides
Author :
Burton, Robert S ; Schlesinger, T.E.
Author_Institution :
Integrated Microsyst. Lab., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
fDate :
6/9/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors present a novel design for a Y-junction splitter for ring waveguides based on the principle of mode conversion by self-interference. Power in the device is diverted from an edge-guided ring mode into a straight guide with little loss to radiation modes. The power injected into the fundamental modes of both the straight and ring guides is maximised relative to higher order modes
Keywords :
optical elements; optical losses; optical waveguide components; optical waveguide theory; optical waveguides; Y-junction splitter; edge-guided ring mode; fundamental modes; higher order modes; little loss; mode conversion; power injection; radiation modes; ring waveguides; self-interference; straight guide; straight guides;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940656
