BEAM SPLITTER REALIZATIONS OF TOTALLY SYMMETRICAL MODE COUPLERS

Authors
TORMA P JEX I STENHOLM S
Citation
P. Torma et al., BEAM SPLITTER REALIZATIONS OF TOTALLY SYMMETRICAL MODE COUPLERS, J. mod. opt., 43(2), 1996, pp. 245-251
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
J. mod. opt. → ACNP
ISSN journal
09500340
Volume
43
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
245 - 251
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-0340(1996)43:2<245:BSROTS>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We discuss the symmetric multiport and show in a constructive way how it can be decomposed into a set of beam splitters. Based on the decomp osition we estimate the number of beam splitters needed. It is shown t hat for more than three input ports the number of beam splitters neede d is less than the number indicated by the standard decomposition sche me.