Analysis of integrated optical waveguide mirrors

Author

Orobtchouk, Regis ; Laval, Suzanne ; Pascal, Daniel ; Koster, Alain

Author_Institution

Inst. d´´Electron. Fondamentale, Univ. Paris Sud, France

Volume

15

Issue

5

fYear

1997

fDate

5/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

815

Lastpage

820

Abstract

A new method is presented to analyze reflection losses of integrated mirrors, taking into account the exact guided mode profile and assuming that this profile remains unchanged up to the reflecting plane. The fraction of the reflected light coupled to one of the guided modes of the output waveguide is calculated, taking into account the mirror reflection coefficient. The influence of both translation and tilt of the reflecting plane is investigated. The method applies for every guided mode and any reflection angles. Numerical calculations are derived for a 90° optical corner mirror

Keywords

integrated optics; light reflection; mirrors; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide components; optical waveguide theory; guided mode; guided mode profile; guided modes; integrated mirrors; integrated optical waveguide mirrors; mirror reflection coefficient; numerical calculations; optical corner mirror; output waveguide; reflected light; reflecting plane; reflection angles; reflection losses; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic waveguides; Integrated optics; Mirrors; Optical losses; Optical propagation; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.580821

Filename

580821