This book is all about integrated ring resonators made out of optical waveguides in various
materials for different applications. Integrated ring resonators are used to build optical filters …

New, compact multimode interference couplers with tunable power splitting ratios have been
realized. Experiments show large tuning ranges. Such couplers are needed to optimize ON …

The switching characteristics of multimode interference photonic switches (MIPS) are
analyzed by wide-angle finite difference beam propagation method (FD-BPM). As a result, it …

A new structure is proposed for multimode interference photonic switches which have partial
index-modulation regions to obtain control of the power switching between multiple output …

We describe a novel modification of multimode-interference devices that has broad
applicability. The modification involves introducing a slot (or slots), of a specific width and …

It is shown theoretically that selective perturbation by electrorefractive effect of the even-
order modes in III-V semiconductor multimode interference couplers gives rise to high …

Feature Issue on Nanoscale Integrated Photonics for Optical Networks Fast-reconfigurable
integrated switch fabrics utilizing semiconductor optical amplifiers are reviewed in the …

(57) ABSTRACT A multimode interference device and a method of configuring the same
comprises a multimode interference region having a major axis; and a plurality of ports …

Advanced photonic networks require high-speed switching in nano-second order switching
time, low power consumption and low crosstalk, etc. For these purposes we proposed a …

A multimode interference device and method of making the same comprises at least one
input port, at least one output port, a multimode interference region separating the input port …