Title :
Planar waveguide array with nearly ideal radiation characteristics [optical networks]
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
8/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new waveguide array with nearly ideal radiation characteristics is described. Each array element consists of two waveguides, and the entire array consists of two sections, namely an input section of period α, followed by a final section in which the period changes to α/2
Keywords :
optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical planar waveguides; periodic structures; array element; high capacity optical networks; input section; nearly ideal radiation characteristics; periodic arrays; planar waveguide array;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20020671