• DocumentCode
    412175
  • Title

    Optimizing imbalance and loss in 2/spl times/2 3 dB multimode interference couplers via access waveguide width

  • Author

    Hill, Martin T. ; Leijtens, X.J.M. ; Khoe, G.D. ; Smit, M.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    Remarkably, there exists optimum coupler access waveguide widths which give minimum imbalance. Low excess loss is also achieved at the optimum width. These model results are supported by simulations, and experimental data from InP/InGaAsP couplers.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; ridge waveguides; wide band gap semiconductors; 3 dB; InP-InGaAsP; InP-InGaAsP couplers; multimode interference coupler loss; optimum coupler access waveguide width; Couplers; Etching; Integrated optics; Interference; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds; Waveguide components;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-748-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1298324