LENGTH MINIMIZATION IN INTEGRATED OPTICAL CIRCUITS INCORPORATING DIRECTIONAL-COUPLERS AND CURVED SECTIONS

被引:7
作者
KAUFFMAN, MT [1 ]
RADENS, CJ [1 ]
BOYD, JT [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CINCINNATI, DEPT ELECT & COMP ENGN, CINCINNATI, OH 45221 USA
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美国国家航空航天局;
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10.1109/50.59189
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
An analysis is presented that describes minimization of overall channel waveguide length in integrated optical circuits incorporating directional couplers and curved sections. Calculations are presented for LiNbO3, GaAlAs, and SiO2/Si based optical channel waveguides. These results demonstrate the presence of a minimum total length corresponding to a particular degree of field confinement. The value of overall length at the minimum is shown to be significantly lower than that for other values of field confinement allowing single-mode operation. © 1990 IEEE
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页码:1504 / 1508
页数:5
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