Variable splitting ratio 2×2 MMI couplers using multimode waveguide holograms

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 9015-9021

  Tseng, Shuo Yen ^a   Fuentes Hernandez, Canek ^a   Owens, Daniel ^a   Kippelen, Bernard ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLOGRAMS; MULTIMODE FIBERS; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

FABRICATION TOLERANCE; MULTIMODE WAVEGUIDE HOLOGRAMS; PAIRED-IMAGING LENGTHS; SPLITTING RATIOS;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 34547190183     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.009015     Document Type: Article

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