• DocumentCode
    1318428
  • Title

    Quantitative analysis of optical reflection in a multimode interference 3 dB coupler using a low-coherence interferometric reflectometer

  • Author

    Shibata, Y. ; Oku, S. ; Yamamoto, M. ; Yoshimoto, N. ; Naganuma, M.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Network Service Syst. Labs., Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    11/21/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2266
  • Lastpage
    2268
  • Abstract
    The quantitative reflection characteristics of multimode interference (MMI) couplers are investigated using a low-coherence interferometric reflectometer for the first time. MMI couplers are fabricated in an InP/InGaAsP/InP double-heterostructure, and the reflectivity from the interface between the MMI region and output waveguide is shown to be <-30 dB
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; light reflection; optical couplers; optical planar waveguides; III-V semiconductors; InP-InGaAs-InP; double-heterostructure devices; interferometric reflectometer; multimode interference 3 dB coupler; optical reflection; output waveguide; photonic integrated circuits; quantitative reflection characteristics; reflectivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19961486
  • Filename
    556807