Optimal control theory for optical waveguide design: application to Y-branch structures

An optical control theory (OCT) method developed specifically to aid in designing waveguide devices is applied to Y-branch waveguides and Mach-Zehnder modulators. It was determined that the OCT method can indeed be applied to realistic branching waveguides. The OCT method can address arbitrary struc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Pant, Dhruv K., Coalson, Rob D., Hernández, Marta I., Campos-Martínez, José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/100436
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/100436
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:[OCIS] Beam splitters
[OCIS] Waveguides
[OCIS] Propagation
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Sumario:An optical control theory (OCT) method developed specifically to aid in designing waveguide devices is applied to Y-branch waveguides and Mach-Zehnder modulators. It was determined that the OCT method can indeed be applied to realistic branching waveguides. The OCT method can address arbitrary structural and refractive-index variations in branching waveguide devices, provided it is implemented within the paraxial equation framework. It was also found that the OCT method can considerably enhance Y-branch waveguides and Mach-Zehnder devices' guiding performance. © 1999 Optical Society of America