Title :
Ultrasmall filters and low loss intersection by Si photonic wire waveguides
Author :
Fukazawa, Tatsuhiko ; Hirano, Tomohisa ; Baba, Toshihiko
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate 10-μm-order-size Mach-Zehnder interferometer and AWG composed of Si photonic wire waveguides. We also demonstrate a small intersection with an elliptical slab region in this waveguide, which exhibited the almost lossless transmission.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; arrayed waveguide gratings; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; micro-optics; optical fabrication; optical filters; optical losses; optical waveguide filters; silicon; 10 mum; AWG; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Si; Si photonic wire waveguides; low loss intersection; ultrasmall filters; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Slabs; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277004
