Title :
Integrated optical circuits
Author :
Goell, James E. ; Standley, Robert D.
Author_Institution :
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Holmdel, N. J.
Abstract :
Research on optical communication systems indicates the future need for a compact, rugged, and economical medium for circuit realization. Encapsulated planar arrays of rectangular dielectric waveguides are attractive for this purpose. The individual guides would have dimensions on the order of a few micrometers while the planar arrays might cover an area of a few square centimeters. Integrated circuit technology appears adaptable to batch processing such circuits. Recent theoretical and experimental results are surveyed which support this viewpoint.
Keywords :
Circuits; Dielectrics; Integrated optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Planar arrays; Planar waveguides; Rectangular waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1970.7975
