Integrated optic adiabatic devices on silicon

Author

Shani, Yosi ; Henry, Charles H. ; Kistler, Rodney ; Kazarinov, Rudolph F. ; Orlowsky, Kenneth

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Lab., Murray Hill, NJ, USA

Volume

27

Issue

3

fYear

1991

fDate

3/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

556

Lastpage

566

Abstract

A study of integrated optic devices based on adiabatic principles is reported. The components are a 3-dB coupler, a full coupler, a polarization splitter, a wavelength multiplexer, and two mode shape transformers. All components were fabricated from doped silica and silicon nitride films on silicon substrates. Results are given for an adiabatic full coupler and an adiabatic 3-dB coupler, an asymmetric Y-coupler for a 1.3-1.55- mu m-wavelength multiplexer, and a tapered waveguide for mode shape transformation.<>

Keywords

integrated optics; light polarisation; multiplexing equipment; optical couplers; optical waveguides; 1.3 to 1.55 micron; Si substrates; Si/sub 3/N/sub 4/ films; SiO/sub 2/; adiabatic principles; asymmetric Y-coupler; doped silica; full coupler; integrated optic devices; mode shape transformers; optical couplers; polarization splitter; tapered waveguide; wavelength multiplexer; Directional couplers; Integrated optics; Multiplexing; Optical coupling; Optical films; Optical waveguides; Polarization; Shape; Silicon; Waveguide transitions;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.81363

Filename

81363