Title :
Fabrication of 2 × 8 power splitters in silica-on-silicon by the direct UV writing technique
Author :
Olivero, M. ; Svalgaard, M.
Author_Institution :
COM, Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
fDate :
4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this letter, we present the first demonstration of 2 × 8 power splitters made in silica-on-silicon by direct ultraviolet (UV) writing. The fabricated components are compact and exhibit good performance in terms of loss, uniformity, and bandwidth, showing that direct UV writing can become a competitive technology for fabrication of low-cost integrated optical devices.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical beam splitters; optical fabrication; optical losses; silicon-on-insulator; direct UV writing; integrated optical devices; low-cost optical device fabrication; optical fabrication; optical loss; power splitters; silica-on-silicon; Annealing; Optical attenuators; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Passive optical networks; Writing; Direct ultraviolet (UV) writing; optical device fabrication; optical devices; optical planar waveguide components;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.871694
