A multimode interference-based variable power splitter in GaAs-AlGaAs

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1373-1375

  Levy, David S ^b   Li, Y M ^b   Scarmozzino, Robert ^b   Osgood Jr , Richard M ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Couplers; Multimode interference; Power splitters

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE (MMI); POWER SPLITTERS;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 0031258050     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.623267     Document Type: Article

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