Title :
A rigorous comparative analysis of general and restricted interference couplers
Author :
Yao, Chen ; Cheng, Yuanbing ; Wu, Jian ; Hong, Xiaobin ; Xu, Kun ; Zhao, Lingjuan ; Li, Wei ; Zuo, Yong ; Guo, Hongxiang ; Li, Yan ; Wang, Wei ; Lin, Jintong
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Inf. Photonics & Opt. Commun., Bejing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Three dimensional beam prpopapagation method is used to analyze the performance of multimode interference coupler based on general interference and restricted interference mechanisms. Numerical results show that couplers based on general interference are more preferable.
Keywords :
integrated optics; light interference; optical couplers; optical waveguides; general interference couplers; multimode interference coupler; restricted interference couplers; three dimensional beam propagation; Bandwidth; Couplers; Interference; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Waveguide discontinuities;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3
