K. Alhemyari et al., OPTICAL LOSS MEASUREMENTS ON GAAS GAALAS SINGLE-MODE WAVE-GUIDE Y-JUNCTIONS AND WAVE-GUIDE BENDS/, Journal of lightwave technology, 11(2), 1993, pp. 272-276
The propagation losses in a GaAs/GaAlAs double heterostructure single-
mode waveguide symmetrical Y-junctions have been measured as a functio
n of the full angle alpha of the Y-junction. It was found that it was
possible experimentally to identify whether the Y-junction waveguide w
as single mode. The bending loss in bent waveguides, due to the change
in the axial direction of the waveguide, was measured as a function o
f the bending angle alpha/2. It was also experimentally confirmed that
the bending loss was significantly reduced by increasing the lateral
optical field confinement, i.e., by increasing the etch depth of the r
ib waveguide.