Title :
Efficient N×N star coupler based on Fourier optics
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ
fDate :
7/21/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A technique for constructing an efficient N×N star coupler suitable for mass production in integrated form for large N at optical frequencies is discussed. The coupler can be realised using Si technology by means of two arrays of strip waveguides and a dielectric slab formed on a glass substrate. Power transfer between the two arrays is accomplished through radiation in the dielectric slab with theoretical efficiency exceeding 30% under optimised conditions
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; Fourier optics; N×N star coupler; dielectric slab; glass substrate; integrated optics; large N; optical frequencies; suitable for mass production; two arrays of strip waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
