Title :
Fabrication of tapered couplers in GaAs/GaAlAs rib waveguides
Author :
Austin, Michael W.
fDate :
3/3/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Tapered couplers have been fabricated in GaAs/GaAlAs single-mode rib waveguides. A new etching technique has been used to fabricate transitions of 1 μm over lengths of approximately 160 to 300 μm. Losses for the TE and TM fundamental modes have been measured at a wavelength of 1.3 μm
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; optical couplers; 1.3 micron; 160 to 300 micron; GaAs-GaAlAs; GaAs/GaAlAs rib waveguides; TE fundamental modes; TM fundamental modes; etching technique; fabrication; fibre rib coupling; single-mode rib waveguides; tapered couplers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
