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Ultracompact corner-mirrors and T-branches in silicon-on-insulator

In this letter, we have designed and fabricated low-loss ultrasmall corner mirrors and T-branches on thin silicon-on-insulator material system. The measured performance of the devices agrees with simulations using finite-difference time-domain calculations. These devices demonstrate the potential of this high-refractive-index-contrast material system for high-density planar optical integrated circuits.

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