Improving multimode interference couplers performance through index profile engineering

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1307-1316

  Molina Fernández, Inigo ^a   Ortega Moñux, Alejandro ^a   Wangüemert Pérez, Juan Gonzalo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

MMI coupler; Multimode interference (MMI); Power splitter

Indexed keywords

HIGH INDEX CONTRAST; INDEX PROFILE; MMI COUPLER; MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE (MMI); MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE COUPLERS; PHASE ERROR; POWER SPLITTER; SIMULATION RESULT;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 65949097265     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2016985     Document Type: Article

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