Title :
Comparison of different polymeric multimode star couplers for backplane optical interconnect
Author :
Israel, David ; Baets, Roel ; Goodwin, Martin J. ; Shaw, Nicola ; Salik, Mark D. ; Groves-Kirkby, Chris J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Belgium
fDate :
6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper describes a comparison of three types of 8×8 multimode star couplers made in polymeric multimode waveguides. Their geometry was designed with a ray tracing tool, measurements show low loss for all designs, but a symmetrical design, based on a tree of Y-junctions yields the best uniformity
Keywords :
optical computing; optical couplers; optical design techniques; optical interconnections; optical losses; optical polymers; ray tracing; system buses; 8×8 multimode star couplers; Y-junctions; backplane optical interconnect; geometry; low loss; polymeric multimode star couplers; polymeric multimode waveguides; ray tracing tool; symmetrical design; Backplanes; Couplers; Diode lasers; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical coupling; Optical interconnections; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Topology;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
