Transmission characteristics of optical asymmetric Y junction with a gap region

Author

Shirafuji, Kaoru ; Kurazono, Sadao

Author_Institution

Dept. of Commun. Eng., Osaka Univ., Japan

Volume

9

Issue

4

fYear

1991

fDate

4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

426

Lastpage

429

Abstract

A novel type of asymmetric Y junction structure is proposed. This Y junction has a gap region so that the required power splitting ratio can be obtained simply even when the branching angle is kept fixed. The transmission characteristics of the proposed Y junction are simulated by means of a beam propagation method (BPM). It is shown that this Y junction has a marked advantage of flexibility in practical use over the conventional asymmetric Y junction. It is estimated that, when the configuration is applied to the 3-dB power divider, a drastic reduction in radiation losses compared with usual symmetric Y junction results

Keywords

integrated optics; optical waveguide theory; beam propagation method; branching angle; gap region; optical asymmetric Y junction; power divider; power splitting ratio; radiation losses; slab waveguide Y-junction; transmission characteristics; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical interconnections; Optical losses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Power dividers; Power engineering and energy; Waveguide junctions;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.76654

Filename

76654