• DocumentCode
    559797
  • Title

    Multimode interference coupler with TE mode rejection characteristics in a silicon waveguide

  • Author

    Shirato, Yuya ; Takei, Ryohei ; Shoji, Yuya ; Mizumoto, Tetsuya

  • Author_Institution
    Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Tokyo, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Oct. 30 2011-Nov. 2 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The multimode interference (MMI) coupler which prohibits TE mode transmission and provides 1:1 dividing characteristics to TM mode is discussed. TE/TM mode extinction ration of 10 dB was obtained in a fabricated MMI coupler.
  • Keywords
    cerium; elemental semiconductors; iron compounds; light interference; optical couplers; optical isolators; optical waveguides; silicon; silicon compounds; silicon-on-insulator; yttrium compounds; TE mode rejection; TE mode transmission; YIG:Ce-SiO2-Si; mode extinction ratio; multimode interference coupler; waveguide; Couplers; Isolators; Optical coupling; Optical waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microopics Conference (MOC), 2011 17th
  • Conference_Location
    Sendai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1344-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6110353