Design and optimization of optical power splitter based on multimode interference for 1.55-μm operation

In this paper, we design and optimize 1X2, 1X4, 1X8, 1X16, and 1X32 optical power splitter based on Multimode Interference (MMI). A mathematical model is used to get accurate values of propagation constants and subsequently calculates the optimum value of coupler length of the MMI region, L MMI . Th...

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Published in2007 Asia-Pacific Conference on Applied Electromagnetics pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors Al-hetar, A.M., Supa'at, A., Kassim, N.M., Mohammad, A.B.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.12.2007
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Multimode interference (MMI)
optical power splitter
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Summary:In this paper, we design and optimize 1X2, 1X4, 1X8, 1X16, and 1X32 optical power splitter based on Multimode Interference (MMI). A mathematical model is used to get accurate values of propagation constants and subsequently calculates the optimum value of coupler length of the MMI region, L MMI . The results are predicted by the mathematical model, which gives the optimum values of the device properties such as excess loss and imbalance.
ISBN:9781424414345
1424414342
DOI:10.1109/APACE.2007.4603855