摘要:
In an optical waveguide Y junction (1), comprising an input waveguide path (3), a split portion (4) having one end smoothly connected to an end of said input waveguide path (3), and a pair of bifurcated ends, and a pair of output waveguide paths (5,6) each having an end smoothly connected to a corresponding one of said bifurcated ends of said split portion (4), the split portion (4) defines a modified asymmetric Y-shaped waveguide path which is defined by modifying an original symmetric Y-shaped waveguide path having a substantially constant width by removing an asymmetric wedge-shaped section from a side of the split portion interposed between the output waveguide paths (5,6). Thus, simply by changing the inner profile of the split portion, a desired uneven split ratio can be achieved without providing a spread out split portion or requiring any abrupt change in the shape of the waveguide path. This contributes to the reduction in the loss of the signal light. Also, a desired split ratio can be readily achieved by suitably changing the dimensions of the wedge-shaped section. In particular, by selecting a wedge-shaped inner profile, the design and fabrication of the junction can be simplified.