Title :
Nonlinear Y-junction coupler
Author :
Chi, Song ; Shi, T.-T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
fDate :
3/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors propose a new structure for a symmetric single-mode Y-junction coupler to achieve an insertion loss down to 0.22 dB by using the optical Kerr effect in a nonlinear medium. The power dependence of the coupling efficiency and a picture of wave propagation are presented and discussed.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical Kerr effect; optical couplers; 0.22 dB; Y-junction coupler; coupling efficiency power dependence; insertion loss; integrated optics; nonlinear medium; optical Kerr effect; optical waveguide circuits; single-mode; symmetric structure; wave propagation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900222
