Title :
Directional Couplers Using V-Groove Plasma Waveguides
Author :
Li, Yuee ; Zhang, Xiaoping
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Modern Commun. Technol., Lanzhou Univ. Lanzhou, Lanzhou, China
Abstract :
We present a theoretical study of the directional couplers (DCs) based on V-groove plasma waveguides with the groove angle thetas = 20deg and a wavelength of 1550 nm. DCs based-on metal grooves with different separation distance are analyzed. Curves of coupling lengths with waveguide separations are given. The normalized output power of two output ports of single-input DCs is analyzed. Finally new DCs composed of V-groove plasma waveguides are proposed. It is of great value for the use of V-groove plasma waveguides in integrated optical circuits.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical directional couplers; plasma filled waveguides; V-groove plasma waveguides; directional couplers; integrated optical circuits; metal grooves; waveguide separation; wavelength 1550 nm; Circuits; Directional couplers; Distributed control; Electromagnetic waveguides; Integrated optics; Optical films; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Plasma confinement; Plasma waves;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics and Optoelectronics, 2009. SOPO 2009. Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4412-0
DOI :
10.1109/SOPO.2009.5230203
