Asymmetric Optical Bus Coupler for Interruption-Free Short-Range Connections on Board and Module Level

作者：Lorenz Lukas^*; Nieweglowski Krzysztof; Al Husseini Zaid; Neumann Niels; Plettemeier Dirk; Wolter Klaus Juergen; Reitberger Thomas; Franke Joerg; Bock Karlheinz

来源：Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2017, 35(18): 4033-4039.

DOI：10.1109/JLT.2017.2728198

• Bus coupler
• flexible structures
• optical simulation
• optical waveguide coupling
• planar multimode waveguides

In this paper, we present a bidirectional interruption-free multimode waveguide coupler for optical bus systems on board and module level. The principle is based on directional core-core coupling and allows for adjustable coupling powers by tuning the overlap area. By adding a bending to one of the coupling partners, it is possible to obtain specific asymmetric coupling rates depending on the coupling direction (module to bus or vice versa). The proposed approach is extensively analyzed by optical simulation (beam propagationmethod) and measurements including experiments on the attenuation, the coupling rate, and the bit rate performance.

• 出版日期2017-9-15