A low-loss beam splitter with an optimized waveguide structure
- 1 September 1992
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 4 (9) , 1009-1011
- https://doi.org/10.1109/68.157131
Abstract
Novel beam splitters with optimized waveguide structures are designed and fabricated using reactive ion etching. At 1.15 mu m the excess loss of the beam splitter is measured to be 1.2 dB for TE and 1.8 dB for TM polarizations, respectively.Keywords
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