Ultracompact splitter for submicrometer silicon-on-insulator rib waveguides

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2180-2185

  Koster, Alain ^a   Cassan, Eric ^a   Laval, Suzanne ^a   Vivien, Laurent ^a   Pascal, Daniel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL LINKS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTIMIZATION; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

BEAM PROPAGATION; COMPACT SPLITTER; MICROWAVEGUIDES; SILICON-ON-INSULATOR WAVEGUIDES;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 8744288559     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.21.002180     Document Type: Article

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