Title :
A Novel Approach to Reduce Waveguide Intersection Loss of HIC Materials
Author :
Zhu, Zhonghua ; Wang, Zhipeng ; Chang, S.J. ; Chen, Yung Jui
Author_Institution :
Dept. CSEE, Maryland Univ. - Baltimore County, Catonsville, MD
Abstract :
We have demonstrated a novel universal-waveguide crossing design to reduce intersection-loss in HIC PLCs. This design provides superior performance and feature-size-efficiency than existing designs. We have successfully applied the scheme to Delta = 1.5%, Delta = 17%, and SOI materials and verified experimentally on Delta = 1.5% material.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical losses; optical materials; optical planar waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; SOI materials; Si-SiO2; feature-size-efficiency; high index contrast materials; planar lightwave circuits; universal-waveguide crossing design; waveguide intersection loss; Programmable control;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348410
