Optimizing Imbalance and Loss in 2 × 2 3-dB Multimode Interference Couplers via Access Waveguide Width

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2305-2313

  Hill, Martin T ^a   Leijtens, X J M ^a   Khoe, G D ^a   Smit, M K ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Multimode interference (MMI) couplers; Multimode waveguides; Optical couplers; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FABRICATION; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONS;

MULTIMODE INTEFERENCE (MMI) COUPLERS;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 0142195991     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.818164     Document Type: Article

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