High-performance metal-coated multimode interference (MMI) devices for WDM applications

Author

Huang, J.Z. ; Hu, M.H. ; Fujita, J. ; Scarmozzino, R. ; Osgood, R.M., Jr.

Author_Institution

Microelectron. Sci. Lab., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

11-13 Aug. 1997

Firstpage

54

Lastpage

55

Abstract

A metal-coated multimode interference (MMI) device is proposed and analyzed. Simulations show that due to its ideal mode spectrum and resulting enhanced imaging performance, the device has applications to low index contrast polymer waveguides. We demonstrate its feasibility by the design and simulation of a polymer channel waveguide MMI coated with Al. Experimental demonstration and application will be the next step for this design concept.

Keywords

aluminium; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; metallic thin films; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical design techniques; optical films; optical images; optical polymers; optical waveguides; refractive index; wavelength division multiplexing; Al; Al coatings; WDM applications; enhanced imaging performance; ideal mode spectrum; low index contrast polymer waveguides; metal-coated multimode interference devices; polymer channel waveguide MMI device design; simulations; Coatings; Couplers; Dielectrics; Interference; Optical imaging; Optical waveguides; Performance analysis; Polymers; Propagation constant; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vertical-Cavity Lasers, Technologies for a Global Information Infrastructure, WDM Components Technology, Advanced Semiconductor Lasers and Applications, Gallium Nitride Materials, Processing, and Devi

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que., Canada

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3891-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.1997.619175

Filename

619175