1 August 2009 Altering properties of lightguiding devices by trimming/tuning
Igor Anisimov, Guangzhou Chen, Brian G. Bagley, Robert T. Deck, Diana L. Stachowiak, Matthew Frank
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Abstract
We present a formula connecting the change in the output of a multiple-channel waveguide to a micron-scale alteration in the physical properties of a segment of the waveguide. The analysis is motivated by the need to "tune" the properties of photonic devices after fabrication, necessitated by the present impossibility of fabrication to within the severe tolerances required to produce desired output characteristics. The results point to a method by which tuning can be carried out in an optimal manner. Example device application is illustrated by use of a simulation program.
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Igor Anisimov, Guangzhou Chen, Brian G. Bagley, Robert T. Deck, Diana L. Stachowiak, and Matthew Frank "Altering properties of lightguiding devices by trimming/tuning," Optical Engineering 48(8), 084601 (1 August 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3200949
Published: 1 August 2009
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KEYWORDS
Waveguides

Directional couplers

Optical engineering

Dielectrics

Refraction

Wave propagation

Light wave propagation

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