C. Alonso‐Ramos, M. Berciano, E. Cassan, P. Cheben, E. Durán-Valdeiglesias, David González-Andrade, C. Lafforgue, X. Le roux, D. Marris-Morini, A. V. Velasco, L. Vivien
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Abstract
A novel silicon beam splitter based on modal and symmetry engineering in slot waveguides is reported. We experimentally demonstrate insertion loss and imbalance below 1 dB over a broad bandwidth of 390 nm, for both TE and TM polarizations.