Title :
Low-loss 1×N multimode interference couplers with homogeneous output power distributions realised in silica on Si material
Author :
Lai, Q. ; Bachmann, M. ; Melchior, H.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Quantum Electron., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
fDate :
9/25/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
1×N multimode interference (MMI) couplers have been realised in silica on Si material. Fibre-to-fibre losses are 0.7, 0.9 and 1.3 dB with a maximal unbalance of 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5 dB for 1×2, 1×4 and 1×8 MMI couplers, respectively
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; light interference; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; silicon; silicon compounds; 0.7 to 1.3 dB; MMI couplers; SiO2-Si; fibre-to-fibre losses; homogeneous output power distributions; integrated optics; maximal unbalance; multimode interference couplers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971142
