"Biblically accurate" low-loss waveguide crossing looks majestic, performs terribly
jwt0625 · x · 2026-11-10
A photonics insider meme: an SEM image of a waveguide crossing structure whose radially symmetric, ornate layout looks like a "biblically accurate angel" — jokingly labeled a low-loss crossing, though the author admits it "actually has shitty performance."
The contrast between the majestic fabrication aesthetics and the poor performance is the joke, aimed at photonic-integration folks.
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