IEICE Electronics Express
Online ISSN : 1349-2543
ISSN-L : 1349-2543
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Low loss, small crosstalk offset crossing structure for large-scale planar lightwave circuits
Daiki TanakaYuichiro IkumaHiroyuki Tsuda
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2009 Volume 6 Issue 7 Pages 407-411

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A low loss, small crosstalk offset crossing structure for a Si wire waveguide is proposed. We analyzed the properties of the structure for both the TE and TM modes by 2-D FDTD (two-dimensional finite difference time domain) simulation. By optimizing the offset crossing structure, a transmission loss of 0.021dB, and crosstalk of -55.0dB was achieved with a crossing angle of 20 degrees for the TE mode. A transmission loss of 0.070dB, and crosstalk of -48.6dB was also achieved with the same crossing angle for the TM mode. The low losses achieved with a small crossing angle makes this structure very useful for highly integrated optical matrix switches, etc.

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