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Table 4 Comparison of the reported 3dB power splitters with silicon DCs

From: Subwavelength silicon photonics for on-chip mode-manipulation

Ref

Year

Structures

Lc (μm)

Lt (μm)

Ratio (dB)

BW (nm)

EL (dB)

[136]

2015

Multi-section DC

31.4

41.4

3±1

88

<1

[139]

2016

SWG-DC

13.4

23.4

3±0.7

100

NA

[137]

2017

shallowly-etched DC

5

~550

NA

100

0.8

[130]

2018

Adiabatic DC

25

65

3±0.27

100

<0.74

[131]

2018

Adiabatic DC

35

NA

3±0.3

185

<0.11

[140]

2020

SWG-ADC

5.25

17.25

3±0.5

200

<1

  1. Lc the length of the coupling region, Lt the total length, BW the bandwidth