Multi-mode interference coupler
US9739947B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/2935
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A multimode interference (MMI) coupler with an MMI region of curved edges, and a method of design and manufacturing by using a computerized optimization algorithm to determine a favorable set of segment widths for the MMI region for a predefined set of coupler design parameters.
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