Integrated Optical Circuits (IMAGE)

University of Southampton

Integrated Optical Circuits

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The image shows an artistic rendering of a silicon-on-insulator 1x2 multimode interference splitter with a projected pattern of perturbations induced by femtosecond laser. The perturbation pattern achieves routing of light to a single output port with 97 percent efficiency.

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University of Southampton

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