Title :
Asymmetric-waveguide-assisted 3-dB broadband directional coupler
Author :
Zeqin Lu ; Han Yun ; Yun Wang ; Zhitian Chen ; Fan Zhang ; Jaeger, Nicolas A. F. ; Chrostowski, Lukas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate 3-dB broadband directional couplers that use asymmetric-waveguide-based phase compensation. Average coupling ratios of 46.57% and 48.28% were obtained from 1500 nm to 1600 nm for transverse electric and transverse magnetic modes, respectively.
Keywords :
optical directional couplers; optical waveguides; asymmetric-waveguide-assisted broadband directional coupler; asymmetric-waveguide-based phase compensation; coupling ratios; transverse electric modes; transverse magnetic modes; wavelength 1500 nm to 1600 nm; Broadband communication; Couplers; Couplings; Finite difference methods; Optical waveguides; Time-domain analysis; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
