Title :
Wavelength-Insensitive Tap Waveguide Using Mach-Zehnder Structures on Silicon-on-insulator Platform
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
A wavelength-insensitive tap waveguide using a relative phase shift between two directional couplers was demonstrated to get 3.7% coupling ratio and 0.25 dB chromaticity across the whole C-band via 12 μm thick silicon-on-insulator waveguide.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical directional couplers; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; Mach-Zehnder structures; chromaticity; coupling ratio; directional couplers; phase shift; silicon-on-insulator waveguide; size 12 mum; wavelength-insensitive tap waveguide; Silicon on insulator technology;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528189
