Title :
Control and suppression of power transfer in couplers by periodic index modulation
Author :
Lam, P.K. ; Stevenson, A.J. ; Love, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
fDate :
7/20/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors show that evanescent power transfer between the cores of a four-port single-mode coupler can be controlled by periodic modulation of the refractive indices in the cores. In particular, the effective coupling can be completely suppressed, provided the index modulation amplitude and period satisfy certain conditions
Keywords :
optical couplers; optical modulation; refractive index; evanescent power transfer; four-port single-mode coupler; index modulation amplitude; optical couplers; periodic index modulation; refractive indices;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950838
