Title :
Novel asymmetric Y-branches for planar lightwave circuits
Author :
Uetsuka, H. ; Hakuta, T. ; Okano, H. ; Shiota, T.
Author_Institution :
Optelectron. Syst. Lab., Hitachi Cable Ltd., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
25 Feb.-1 March 1996
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Novel asymmetric Y-branches with an arbitrary optical splitting, to our knowledge, have been proposed for the first time. The emergence of asymmetric Y-branches would give increased freedom to the design of optical circuits, resulting in the flexibility of optical communication systems. This paper presents novel asymmetric Y-branches with an arbitrary splitting ratio, which have flattened spectral response in the wavelength range from 1.2 μm to 1.6 μm and small polarization dependent loss (PDL).
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; light polarisation; optical communication equipment; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide components; arbitrary optical splitting; arbitrary splitting ratio; asymmetric Y-branches; flattened spectral response; optical circuits; optical communication systems; planar lightwave circuits; small polarization dependent loss; wavelength range; Circuits; Clocks; Electron optics; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical receivers; Optical refraction; Optical transmitters; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Waveguide transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-422-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1996.907743
