OPTIMIZATION OF STRONGLY GUIDING SEMICONDUCTOR RIB WAVE-GUIDE Y-JUNCTIONS

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ROLLAND, C
ADAMS, DM
YEVICK, D
HERMANSSON, B
机构
[1] QUEENS UNIV,DEPT ELECT ENGN,KINGSTON K7L 3N6,ONTARIO,CANADA
[2] SWEDISH TELECOMMUN ADM,S-12386 FARASTA,SWEDEN
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10.1109/68.56600
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We employ the Threedimensional split-step fast Fourier transform beam propagation method to demonstrate that losses associated with a strongly-guiding semiconductor rib waveguide Y-junction can be substantially reduced by adding an optimized length of an initial straight broad waveguide segment. In addition, we show that the resulting transmission is relatively insensitive to the exact waveguide dimensions and in particular to the geometry of the Y-junction vertex. © 1990 IEEE
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