DocumentCode
3541335
Title
Theoretical analysis of the minimization of thermal effects on the coupling length of directional couplers
Author
Isídio-Lima, J.J. ; Rodríguez-Esquerre, V.F. ; Yugi-Dantas, Bernardo
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Fed. Univ. of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
fYear
2011
fDate
Oct. 29 2011-Nov. 1 2011
Firstpage
468
Lastpage
471
Abstract
The conditions to minimize or cancel the temperature effects on the coupling length of directional coupler have been analyzed considering the influence of the thermo-optic coefficient of their constituent materials on the coupler behavior.
Keywords
integrated optics; optical directional couplers; thermo-optical effects; coupling length; directional coupler; thermal effect minimization; thermo-optic coefficient; Couplers; Couplings; Optical fibers; Polymers; Refractive index; Integrated optics devices; Polymer waveguides; Temperature; Thermal effects;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave & Optoelectronics Conference (IMOC), 2011 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Natal
ISSN
Pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1662-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IMOC.2011.6169283
Filename
6169283
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