Title :
Ultra-broadband and low-loss optical power splitter based on tapered silicon waveguides
Author :
Yang Wang ; Shitao Gao ; Ke Wang ; Skafidas, Efstratios
Author_Institution :
Victoria Res. Lab., Nat. ICT Australia Ltd. (NICTA), Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We propose a broadband and ultralow-loss (EL <; 0.1 dB) optical power splitter based on tapered silicon waveguides. Furthermore, a highly reflective loop-mirror (R > 0.99) based on the proposed splitter is also demonstrated.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optoelectronics; mirrors; optical beam splitters; optical losses; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; low-loss optical power splitter; reflective loop-mirror; tapered silicon waveguides; ultrabroadband optical power splitter; Australia; Broadband communication; Integrated optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays; Silicon; broadband; low-loss; power splitter; silicon-on-insulator; taper; waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference (OI), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-8178-6
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2015.7115688
