Compact high-performance multimode interference couplers in silicon-on-insulator

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 1600-1602

  Halir, Robert ^a   Ortega Monux A ^a   Molina Fernadez I ^a   Wanguemert Perez J G ^a   Cheben, Pavel ^b   Xu, Dan Xia ^b   Lamontagne, Boris ^b   Janz, Siegfried ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Optical device fabrication; Optical planar waveguide couplers; Optical waveguide components

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION RATIOS; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; MACH-ZEHNDER; MAGNETIC POLARIZATIONS; MULTIMODE INTERFERENCE COUPLERS; OPTICAL DEVICE FABRICATION; OPTICAL PLANAR WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS; SILICON ON INSULATOR; TRANSVERSE-ELECTRIC POLARIZATIONS;

FABRICATION; FITS AND TOLERANCES; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; MICROSENSORS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PLANAR WAVEGUIDES; POLARIZATION;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 70350397384     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2009.2030689     Document Type: Article

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