Silica based optical waveguide coupler with asymmetric structure in single-mode to multi-mode coupling regime

Author

Shaari, Sahbudin ; Ananda, Yussa

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Electron. & Syst. Eng., Kebangsaan Malaysia Univ., Bangi, Malaysia

fYear

1998

fDate

1998

Firstpage

250

Lastpage

253

Abstract

The coupling characteristics of a silica based waveguide type directional coupler with asymmetrical structure are studied by the beam propagation method. The coupling behavior of optical power from a single mode 3 mm guide into a multi-mode guide in silica are clearly demonstrated. The coupling into a second guide of <27 μm causes only a small loss, but the coupling into a 54 μm guide involves a significant loss

Keywords

coupled mode analysis; optical directional couplers; optical losses; optical waveguide theory; silicon compounds; 27 micron; 3 mm; 54 micron; SiO₂; asymmetric structure; asymmetrical structure; beam propagation method; coupling behavior; coupling characteristics; coupling loss; multi-mode guide; optical power; silica based optical waveguide coupler; silica based waveguide type directional coupler; single mode guide; single-mode to multi-mode coupling regime; Directional couplers; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Semiconductor Electronics, 1998. Proceedings. ICSE '98. 1998 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Bangi

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4971-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SMELEC.1998.781190

Filename

781190