论文信息 - Bending of a planar lightwave circuit 2/spl times/2 coupler to desensitize it to wavelength, polarization, and fabrication changes

Bending of a planar lightwave circuit 2/spl times/2 coupler to desensitize it to wavelength, polarization, and fabrication changes

We present a planar lightwave circuit curved 2/spl times/2 coupler. Its splitting ratio has a low sensitivity to wavelength, polarization, and fabrication yet is low-loss and compact. We present simple formulae for its design. We demonstrate a 50/50 version in silica-on-silicon waveguides. We discuss the tradeoff between amplitude accuracy and phase accuracy in such densensitized couplers.

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