Optical splitter in optical cross section
A beam splitter or beamsplitter is an optical device that splits a beam of light into a transmitted and a reflected beam. It is a crucial part of many optical experimental and measurement systems, such as interferometers, also finding widespread application in fibre optic. It can distribute the optical energy transmitted through a single fiber to two or more fibers in a predetermined ratio or combine the optical energy from multiple fibers into one fiber. Input power, that is to be split, is injected at the central cuboid, also called primary waveguide. This paper aims to study the design, simulation, and optimization of low-loss Y-branch passive optical splitters up to 64 output ports for telecommunication applications. For a waveguide channel profile, the standard material silica-on-silicon is used.
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