IMPROVED Y-JUNCTION SPLITTER FOR RING WAVE-GUIDES

被引:1
作者
BURTON, RS [1 ]
SCHLESINGER, TE [1 ]
MUNOWITZ, M [1 ]
机构
[1] AMOCO TECHNOL CO,NAPERVILLE,IL 60566
关键词
OPTICAL COUPLERS; OPTICAL WAVE-GUIDES; OPTICAL WAVE-GUIDE COMPONENTS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19940656
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The authors present a novel design for a Y-junction splitter for ring waveguides based on the principle of mode conversion by self-interference. Power in the device is diverted from an edge-guided ring mode into a straight guide with little loss to radiation modes. The power injected into the fundamental modes of both the straight and ring guides is maximised relative to higher order modes.
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页码:956 / 957
页数:2
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