Title :
A uniform, low loss 1×16 power splitter based on a high Q Si3N4 ring resonator
Author :
Spencer, Daryl T. ; Dai, Daoxin ; Tang, Yongbo ; Heck, Martijn J R ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A novel ring resonator based 1×16 optical power splitter is demonstrated on Si3N4 waveguides with excellent uniformity (0.4dB) and low excess loss (0.9dB). The device is promising for high port count splitters without cascading.
Keywords :
optical resonators; optical waveguides; Si3N4; high port count splitters; optical power splitter; optical waveguides; ring resonator; Couplers; Couplings; Optical device fabrication; Optical losses; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2012 IEEE 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0826-8
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2012.6324158
