Title : 
Design of three-branch power divider with a low-index trapezoidal microprism
         
        
            Author : 
Huang, Chia-Chih ; Chang, Chin-Yu ; Wang, Way-Seen
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
         
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Design of low-loss power divider with a trapezoidal microprism of low-index is proposed. The input power can be divided into three equal ones at output waveguides for large branching angles. The total transmitted power is as high as 97.7% for a branching angle of 4 °. which is greater than that reported (88%). Moreover, by only varying the refractive index of the microprism, the powers entering the central and the side branches can be adjusted to a desired ratio.
         
        
            Keywords : 
micro-optics; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical waveguides; power dividers; refractive index; large branching angles; low-index trapezoidal microprism; low-loss power divider; optical power divider; refractive index; three-branch power divider; total transmitted power; Design engineering; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Power dividers; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Refractive index;
         
        
        
        
            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.2003.1277181