title: Multimode polymeric Y junctions for star couplers in backplane optical interconnect.
abstract: Three different multimode polymeric Y junctions with 50:50 splitting ratios were designed and their performance analyzed with ray tracing and measurements. There is agreement between measurements and modeling. The best performance is found for a Y junction in which the waveguide is split to S bends with 50% widths.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Israel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baets
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Salik
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Groves-Kirkby