Length-minimization design considerations in photonic integrated circuits incorporating directional couplers

Joseph T. Boyd; Carl J. Radens; Michael T. Kauffman

doi:10.1117/12.24965

1 February 1991 Length-minimization design considerations in photonic integrated circuits incorporating directional couplers

Joseph T. Boyd, Carl J. Radens, Michael T. Kauffman

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Proceedings Volume 1374, Integrated Optics and Optoelectronics II; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.24965
Event: SPIE Microelectronic Interconnect and Integrated Processing Symposium, 1990, San Jose, United States

Abstract

Because directional couplers involve channel waveguides which are very close to one another, transition regions to regions where channel waveguides are widely separated are utilized. The total length of a directional coupler and transition regions can be minimized for a particular degree of field confinement. Calculations presented for LiNbO3-, GaAlAs-, and SiO2/Si-based optical channel waveguides demonstrate the presence of a minimum total length corresponding to a particular degree of field confinement. The overall length at the minimum is shown to be significantly lower than for other values of field confinement allowing single-mode operation. This implies that either more devices can be integrated on a substrate or that less material is needed for an integrated optical circuit.

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Joseph T. Boyd, Carl J. Radens, and Michael T. Kauffman "Length-minimization design considerations in photonic integrated circuits incorporating directional couplers", Proc. SPIE 1374, Integrated Optics and Optoelectronics II, (1 February 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.24965

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