Title :
Excess loss in singlemode right-angle X junctions
Author :
Love, J.D. ; Ladouceur, Francois
Author_Institution :
Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
The excess loss in a right-angle X junction composed of weakly-guiding singlemode buried channel waveguides is quantified numerically and shown to be consistent with a simple physical model based on a Gaussian approximation to the fundamental mode and Fresnel diffraction across the junction.
Keywords :
light diffraction; optical couplers; optical losses; optical waveguide theory; Fresnel diffraction; Gaussian approximation; excess loss; fundamental mode; physical model; singlemode right-angle X junctions; weakly-guiding singlemode buried channel waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920137
