DocumentCode
797544
Title
An Ultracompact Optical Mode Order Converter
Author
Huang, Yingyan ; Xu, Guoyang ; Ho, Seng-Tiong
Author_Institution
Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci. Dept., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL
Volume
18
Issue
21
fYear
2006
Firstpage
2281
Lastpage
2283
Abstract
We describe the design and fabrication of an ultracompact optical mode order converter employing submicron waveguides. The mode converter can realize optical mode conversion between zeroth- and first-order optical modes with a device footprint less than 18 mum by 3 mum. The optical mode converter could be employed in various types of photonic integrated circuits where optical mode order conversion is needed
Keywords
integrated optics; micro-optics; nanotechnology; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; optical mode order converter; photonic integrated circuits; submicron waveguides; Arm; Integrated optics; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits; Time domain analysis; Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD); Mach–Zehnder interferometer; mode converter;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2006.884886
Filename
1715401
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