Low transition losses in bent rib waveguides

被引:25
作者
Seo, CH [1 ]
Chen, JC [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT, ELECT RES LAB, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1109/50.541216
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
We reduce the transition losses that occur between curved and straight rib waveguides, by offsetting the guides and placing isolation trenches. Using a three-dimensional (3-D) semivectorial beam propagation program, we also can investigate more novel effects such as rib heights and sidewall slopes. Our consideration of all these effects results in an optimized design.
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页码:2255 / 2259
页数:5
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