Title :
Propagation characteristics of LN photonic wires
Author :
Saitoh, E. ; Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Koshiba, Masanori
Author_Institution :
Div. of Media & Network Technol., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
We investigate single-mode condition, coupling and bending characteristics of LiNbO3 (LN) photonic wires. We show bending losses of single-mode LN wires, allowable bend radius with negligible bending losses, and polarization-independent couplers.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; niobium compounds; optical couplers; LiNbO3; bending characteristics; coupling characteristics; photonic wires; polarization-independent couplers; single-mode condition; single-mode wires;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP), 2012 Asia
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6274-0