• DocumentCode
    2732980
  • Title

    Ultra-broadband and low-loss optical power splitter based on tapered silicon waveguides

  • Author

    Yang Wang ; Shitao Gao ; Ke Wang ; Skafidas, Efstratios

  • Author_Institution
    Victoria Res. Lab., Nat. ICT Australia Ltd. (NICTA), Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    20-22 April 2015
  • Firstpage
    80
  • Lastpage
    81
  • Abstract
    We propose a broadband and ultralow-loss (EL <; 0.1 dB) optical power splitter based on tapered silicon waveguides. Furthermore, a highly reflective loop-mirror (R > 0.99) based on the proposed splitter is also demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; integrated optoelectronics; mirrors; optical beam splitters; optical losses; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; low-loss optical power splitter; reflective loop-mirror; tapered silicon waveguides; ultrabroadband optical power splitter; Australia; Broadband communication; Integrated optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Phased arrays; Silicon; broadband; low-loss; power splitter; silicon-on-insulator; taper; waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Interconnects Conference (OI), 2015 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-8178-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OIC.2015.7115688
  • Filename
    7115688