DocumentCode
1101384
Title
Improved Y-junction splitter for ring waveguides
Author
Burton, Robert S ; Schlesinger, T.E.
Author_Institution
Integrated Microsyst. Lab., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
Volume
30
Issue
12
fYear
1994
fDate
6/9/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
956
Lastpage
957
Abstract
The authors present a novel design for a Y-junction splitter for ring waveguides based on the principle of mode conversion by self-interference. Power in the device is diverted from an edge-guided ring mode into a straight guide with little loss to radiation modes. The power injected into the fundamental modes of both the straight and ring guides is maximised relative to higher order modes
Keywords
optical elements; optical losses; optical waveguide components; optical waveguide theory; optical waveguides; Y-junction splitter; edge-guided ring mode; fundamental modes; higher order modes; little loss; mode conversion; power injection; radiation modes; ring waveguides; self-interference; straight guide; straight guides;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19940656
Filename
293065
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