Taper-integrated multimode-interference based waveguide crossing design

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1656-1661

  Chen, Chyong Hua ^a   Chiu, Chia Hsiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

High index contrast; Multimode interference; Silicon wire waveguides; Waveguide crossings

Indexed keywords

1550 NM; DESIGN TECHNIQUE; EVEN MODE; GAUSSIANS; GUIDED MODES; HIGH INDEX CONTRAST; MULTI-MODE INTERFERENCE; MULTIMODES; SILICON WIRE WAVEGUIDES; SPECIFIC POWER; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS; WAVEGUIDE CROSSINGS;

CROSSTALK; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; INTEGRATED OPTICS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; WIRE;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 77956541131     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2010.2057410     Document Type: Article

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