Spot size transformer with a type-B antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide
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Optics Letters
|October 3, 2009
Abstract:
A type-B antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide was incorporated into a spot size transformer to achieve precise control of the spot size without precise control of the refractive index. Owing to the optimum design, a low insertion loss of 0.9 dB and a large transformation ratio of 5.6 were successfully obtained.
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