Signal power tapped with low polarization dependence and insensitive wavelength on silicon-on-insulator platforms

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 941-947

  Hsu, Shih Hsiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; POLARIZATION; WAVEGUIDES;

1550 NM; CONVENTIONAL FIBERS; COUPLING LOSS; COUPLING RATIOS; CURVED STRUCTURE; INTERFACE COUPLINGS; LIGHT SIGNAL; MACH-ZEHNDER; MONITORING APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL TAPS; PHASE CONTRIBUTION; PHASE EFFECTS; POLARIZATION DEPENDENCE; POLARIZATION DEPENDENT LOSS; SIGNAL POWER; SILICON ON INSULATOR; SILICON ON INSULATOR WAVEGUIDE; SINGLE MODE; SPLITTING RATIO; WAVELENGTH RESPONSE;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 77955686036     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.000941     Document Type: Article

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