{"title":"Optimizing imbalance and loss in 2/spl times/2 3 dB multimode interference couplers via access waveguide width","authors":"M. T. Hill, X. Leijtens, G. Khoe, M. Smit","doi":"10.1109/JLT.2003.818164","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Remarkably, there exists optimum coupler access waveguide widths which give minimum imbalance. Low excess loss is also achieved at the optimum width. These model results are supported by simulations, and experimental data from InP/InGaAsP couplers.","PeriodicalId":432096,"journal":{"name":"Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03.","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2003-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"72","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03.","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2003.818164","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Remarkably, there exists optimum coupler access waveguide widths which give minimum imbalance. Low excess loss is also achieved at the optimum width. These model results are supported by simulations, and experimental data from InP/InGaAsP couplers.