Authors:	W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, D. Van Thourhout, R. Baets
Title:	Compact, Low-Loss Waveguide Crossings for High-Index-Contrast SOI Photonic Wires
Format:	International Conference Proceedings
Publication date:	3/2007
Journal/Conference/Book:	Optical Fiber Communications
Volume(Issue):	p.OTuM1
Location:	Anahaim, United States
DOI:	10.1109/ofc.2007.4348825
Citations:	8 (Dimensions.ai - last update: 21/4/2024) 5 (OpenCitations - last update: 3/5/2024) Look up on Google Scholar
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Abstract

Waveguide crossings are essential for complex photonic circuits. We present compact crossings for silicon-on-insulator photonic wires. By locally applying a lower index contrast, 97.5% transmission is achieved in a 6µm length with only -40dB crosstalk.

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