A ratiometric wavelength measurement based on a silicon-on-insulator directional coupler integrated device

A ratiometric wavelength measurement based on a Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) integrated device is proposed and designed, which consists of directional couplers acting as two edge filters with opposite spectral responses. The optimal separation distance between two parallel silicon waveguides and the i...

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Main Authors: Wang, Pengfei (Author), Hatta, Agus Muhamad (Author), Zhao, Haoyu (Author), Zheng, Jie (Author), Farrell, Gerald (Author), Brambilla, Gilberto (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2015-08-28.
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