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Wavelength flattened directional couplers: a geometrical approach

Optics 2009-06-23 v1

Abstract

A new approach to design wavelength insensitive optical power splitter is presented. First coupled-mode theory is cast in operatorial form. This allows to solve the equivalent of coupled differential equations as simple limits. The operators are then represented on a generalized Poincare sphere, and the resulting graphical tool is applied to different structures, giving a clear interpretation of previous results in literature as well as hints on how to find improved solutions.

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@article{arxiv.0906.3975,
  title  = {Wavelength flattened directional couplers: a geometrical approach},
  author = {Matteo Cherchi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.3975},
  year   = {2009}
}

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30 pages, 13 figures