Title :
Multimode interference couplers with tunable power splitting ratios
Author :
Leuthold, Juerg ; Joyner, Charles H.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Lucent Technol., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
New, compact multimode interference couplers with tunable power splitting ratios have been realized. Experiments show large tuning ranges. Such couplers are needed to optimize ON-OFF ratios in interferometric devices and may find applications as extremely compact switches
Keywords :
integrated optics; light interference; light interferometers; optical beam splitters; optical couplers; optical tuning; optimisation; ON-OFF ratio optimisation; compact multimode interference couplers; extremely compact switches; interferometric devices; multimode interference couplers; tunable power splitting ratios; Absorption; Couplers; Interference; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical switches; Optical tuning; Optical waveguides; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
