• DocumentCode
    1516872
  • Title

    A novel 1*8 optical power splitter using tapered waveguide coupling

  • Author

    Cai, Yuanmin ; Mizumoto, Tetsuya ; Naito, Yoshiyuki

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. Electron., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    162
  • Lastpage
    163
  • Abstract
    The performance of a novel 1*8 optical power splitter is demonstrated. Consisting of seven three-guide power couplers connected in a cascade manner, the splitter has a relatively short length of 11 mm. The use of a tapered waveguide in the constituent couplers should make it possible for this power splitter to provide a wide bandwidth and little polarization dependence. Also it has the advantage of strong tolerance to the waveguide parameter deviation.<>
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; optical couplers; 1*8 optical power splitter; 11 mm; cascade manner; tapered waveguide coupling; three-guide power couplers; waveguide parameter deviation; wide bandwidth; Bandwidth; Directional couplers; Local area networks; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical frequency conversion; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Sputter etching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.76876
  • Filename
    76876