• DocumentCode
    2720159
  • Title

    Compact and economical MMI optical power splitter for optical communication

  • Author

    Huilian, Ma ; Jianyi, Yang ; Xiaoqing, Jiang ; Minghua, Wang

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Sci. & Electron. Eng., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    1561
  • Abstract
    We present 1×8 and 1×16 optical power splitters based on MMI coupler in GaAs-GaAlAs. The input and output single mode waveguides are optimized by the discrete spectral index method (DSIM) and we obtain moderate square spot on the output in deep-etched rib waveguides. These splitters have good optical performance. They are suitable and important components in modern-day optical communication networks
  • Keywords
    aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre subscriber loops; rib waveguides; GaAs-GaAlAs; MMI coupler; deep-etched rib waveguides; discrete spectral index method; optical communication networks; optical performance; optical power splitter; single mode waveguides; Etching; Gallium arsenide; Geometrical optics; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Optimization methods; Power generation economics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Communication Technology Proceedings, 2000. WCC - ICCT 2000. International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Beijing
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6394-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICCT.2000.890959
  • Filename
    890959