Multimode interference couplers with tunable power splitting ratios

被引：120

作者：

Leuthold, J ^{[1
]}

Joyner, CH ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Bell Labs, Lucent Technol, Holmdel, NJ 07733 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY | 2001年 / 19卷 / 05期

关键词：

integrated optics; multimode interference (MMI); optical coupler; optoelectronic devices; semiconductor devices;

D O I：

10.1109/50.923483

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：

New, compact multimode interference couplers with tunable power splitting ratios have been realized. Experiments show large tuning ranges. Such couplers are needed to optimize ON-OFF ratios in interferometric devices and may find applications as extremely compact switches.

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页码：700 / 707

页数：8

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