Nonlinear Y-junction coupler

1 March 1990

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 26 (5) , 339-340
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19900222

Abstract

We propose a new structure for a symmetric single-mode Y-junction coupler to achieve an insertion loss down to 0.22 dB by using the optical Kerr effect in a nonlinear medium. The power dependence of the coupling efficiency and a picture of wave propagation are presented and discussed.

Keywords

SYMMETRIC STRUCTURE
INSERTION LOSS
WAVE PROPAGATION
OPTICAL KERR EFFECT
OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE CIRCUITS
INTEGRATED OPTICS
Y-JUNCTION COUPLER
0.22 DB
NONLINEAR MEDIUM
COUPLING EFFICIENCY POWER DEPENDENCE
SINGLE-MODE

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