Journal Article

·2017

GA Optimization of the Optical Directional Coupler

Pınar Özkan-Bakbak YTU

Abstract

Optical couplers, which are passive devices, couple optic waves through optical waveguides and can be employed in many applications, including power splitters, optical switches, wavelength filters, polarization selectors, etc. In this work, a simple, fast and instant optimization design is presented for an optical directional coupler based on Genetic Algorithms (GA). This optimization design is preferred due to its favourable usage and fast convergence capability. Finally, the designed methodology has been analytically and experimentally evaluated and the results show that the GA is an advantageous method for designing an optical element where the measurable data is obtainable instead of complex formulas.

Keywords

Power dividers and directional couplers Optical power Computer science Hybrid coupler Optical filter Optics Convergence (economics) Polarization (electrochemistry) Electronic engineering Optical switch Wavelength Optical performance monitoring Physics Telecommunications Engineering Wavelength-division multiplexing

Subject Areas

Photonic and Optical Devices ·Electrical and Electronic Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices ·Electrical and Electronic Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Advanced Photonic Communication Systems ·Electrical and Electronic Engineering ·Physical Sciences

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