• DocumentCode
    795970
  • Title

    A low-loss Y-branch with a multimode waveguide transition section

  • Author

    Wang, Qian ; He, Sailing ; Wang, Lirong

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Opt. & Electromagn. Res., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2002
  • Firstpage
    1124
  • Lastpage
    1126
  • Abstract
    A low loss Y-branch structure (symmetric or asymmetric) with a multimode waveguide transition section is introduced and designed. A wide range of the branching ratio can also be achieved for the asymmetric case.
  • Keywords
    optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide components; power dividers; waveguide transitions; asymmetric Y-branch structure; branching ratio range; low-loss Y-branch; multimode waveguide transition section; optical planar waveguide components; photonic integrated circuits; power splitters; symmetric Y-branch structure; tapered input waveguide; Electromagnetic waveguides; Instruments; Laboratories; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Waveguide discontinuities; Waveguide transitions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2002.1021990
  • Filename
    1021990