A narrow passband with a large sidelobe suppression ratio wavelength f
ilter in a vertical coupler structure using a distributed and a slow c
oupling scheme is proposed and theoretically investigated. 1.4 nm 3 dB
passband and 21 dB sidelobe suppression are obtained at the operating
wavelength of 1550.7 nm. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.