Title :
Theoretical and experimental study of the analysis and modeling of integrated optical components
Author :
Dagli, Nadir ; Fonstad, Clifton G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
11/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Using a mode-matching technique, a modular microwave equivalent circuit incorporating both guided and continuum spectra has been developed to model open guided-wave integrated optical components accurately with limited computational effort. The accuracy of the analysis is verified by comparison with other methods of analysis, and by experiments performed on GaAs homojunction rib waveguides, directional couplers, and three-guide couplers. The limitations of approximate theories for the analysis of coupled structures are also identified
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; directional couplers; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; optical couplers; GaAs; III-V semiconductors; continuum spectra; coupled structures; directional couplers; guided spectra; homojunction rib waveguides; integrated optical components; mode-matching technique; modular microwave equivalent circuit; open guided-wave integrated optical components; three-guide couplers; Coupling circuits; Equivalent circuits; Finite difference methods; Gallium arsenide; Laboratories; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
