Submicron etched beam splitters based on total internal reflection in GaAs-AlGaAs waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1938-1943

  Kim, Byungchae ^a   Dagli, Nadir ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam splitter; integrated optics; total internal reflection; weakly confined waveguide

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF INCIDENCE; BEAM SPLITTERS; DESIGN GUIDELINES; ETCH DEPTH; ETCHED SIDEWALLS; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN SIMULATION; GAAS-ALGAAS; LOW LOSS; REFLECTION CHARACTERISTICS; SUBMICRON; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTIONS; WEAKLY CONFINED WAVEGUIDE;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; GALLIUM; INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTONICS; PRISMS; REFLECTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WAVEGUIDES;

PARTICLE BEAMS;

EID: 77955698869     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2010.2050462     Document Type: Article

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