Fabrication of 2 /spl times/ 8 power splitters in silica-on-silicon by the direct UV writing technique

In this letter, we present the first demonstration of 2 /spl times/ 8 power splitters made in silica-on-silicon by direct ultraviolet (UV) writing. The fabricated components are compact and exhibit good performance in terms of loss, uniformity, and bandwidth, showing that direct UV writing can becom...

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Published inIEEE photonics technology letters Vol. 18; no. 7; pp. 802 - 804
Main Authors Olivero, M., Svalgaard, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.04.2006
Subjects
Annealing
Direct ultraviolet (UV) writing
Optical attenuators
Optical device fabrication
Optical devices
Optical fiber communication
Optical fiber networks
Optical losses
optical planar waveguide components
Optical waveguides
Passive optical networks
Writing
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Summary:In this letter, we present the first demonstration of 2 /spl times/ 8 power splitters made in silica-on-silicon by direct ultraviolet (UV) writing. The fabricated components are compact and exhibit good performance in terms of loss, uniformity, and bandwidth, showing that direct UV writing can become a competitive technology for fabrication of low-cost integrated optical devices.
ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/LPT.2006.871694