• DocumentCode
    785427
  • Title

    A low-loss beam splitter with an optimized waveguide structure

  • Author

    Chung, Youngchul ; Spickermann, Ralph ; Young, D. Bruce ; Dagli, Nadir

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    1009
  • Lastpage
    1011
  • Abstract
    Novel beam splitters with optimized waveguide structures are designed and fabricated using reactive ion etching. At 1.15 mu m the excess loss of the beam splitter is measured to be 1.2 dB for TE and 1.8 dB for TM polarizations, respectively.<>
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; optical elements; optical loss measurement; optical waveguides; optical workshop techniques; sputter etching; 1.15 micron; 1.2 dB; 1.8 dB; IR; TE polarisations; TM polarizations; beam splitter design; beam splitter fabrication; excess loss; light polarisation; low-loss beam splitter; optical loss measurement; optimized waveguide structure; reactive ion etching; Design optimization; Etching; Gallium arsenide; Indium gallium arsenide; Mirrors; Optical losses; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Quantum well devices; Turning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.157131
  • Filename
    157131
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=785427