• DocumentCode
    1307828
  • Title

    Determination of the coupling length in directional couplers from spectral response

  • Author

    Cheng, Hsing C. ; Ramaswamy, Ramu V.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Florida Univ., Gainesville, FL, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    823
  • Lastpage
    825
  • Abstract
    A novel technique to determine the coupling length as a function of wavelength in directional couplers, especially in the case of weakly coupled, symmetrical directional couplers is described. The technique is illustrated by using Ag/sup +/-Na/sup +/ ion-exchanged directional couplers in BK7 glass. Application of this technique to asymmetrical directional couplers is also addressed.<>
  • Keywords
    directional couplers; optical couplers; optical glass; Ag/sup +/-Na/sup +/ ion-exchanged directional couplers; asymmetrical directional couplers; coupling length; glass; spectral response; wavelength; weakly coupled symmetrical directional couplers; Communication switching; Directional couplers; Fabrication; Glass; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Power dividers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.63234
  • Filename
    63234
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1307828