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Design and Characterization Methodology for Efficient Wide Range Tunable MEMS Filters
Published on: February 4, 2018
Rational design of an integrated directional coupler for wideband operation
Abstract:
We consider a design procedure for directional couplers for which the coupling length is approximately wavelength-independent over a wide bandwidth. We show analytically that two coupled planar waveguides exhibit a maximum in the coupling strength, which ensures both wideband transmission and minimal device footprint. This acts as a starting point for mapping out the relevant part of phase space. This analysis is then generalized to the fully three-dimensional geometry of rib waveguides using an effective medium approximation. This forms an excellent starting point for fully numerical calculations and leads to designs with unprecedented bandwidths and compactness.
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