Compact Low-Loss Optical 72<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$^{\circ }$</tex-math></inline-formula> Hybrid Based on Nonoverlapping-Image Multimode Interference Coupler in Silicon-on-Insulator

A universal principle to achieve different optical hybrids is summarized based on general nonoverlapping-image MMI couplers. An optical 72&#x00B0; hybrid is proposed and demonstrated which is achieved by a 2 &#x00D7; 5 multimode interference (MMI) coupler with length of 89.5 &#x03BC;m an...

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Main Authors: Zezheng Li, Yingxin Kuang, Huan Guan, Yang Liu, Xinqun Zhang, Weihua Han, Zhiyong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2019-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8915737/