Analysis and Design of Corrugated Long-Period Gratings in Silica-on-Silicon Planar Waveguides

Author

Pal, Suchandan ; Singh, Babu Ram

Volume

25

Issue

8

fYear

2007

Firstpage

2260

Lastpage

2267

Abstract

A detailed theoretical analysis on light transmission through a corrugated long-period waveguide grating made in a silica-on-silicon planar waveguide is presented. A grating period of ~280 mum is considered in order to achieve a strong rejection band at a wavelength region of 1.5 mum. Phase-matching graphs are studied to find the relationship between the resonance wavelength and the grating period. The effects of the variation of the waveguide and grating parameters on the resonance wavelength are investigated in detail. Polarization dependence on the waveguide gratings is studied, and finally, the design is optimized by proper choice of the grating parameters, which results in a polarization-independent rejection band in the operating wavelength region. This type of waveguide grating has significant potential for various integrated-optic devices and sensing applications.

Keywords

diffraction gratings; light polarisation; optical design techniques; optical planar waveguides; silicon compounds; Si - Surface; SiO₂; corrugated long period gratings; integrated optic devices; light transmission; phase matching graphs; polarization independence; resonance wavelength; silica on silicon planar waveguides; waveguide gratings; Fiber gratings; Optical devices; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Waveguide theory; Band-reject filters; integrated-optic devices; long-period gratings (LPGs); planar optical waveguide; polarization dependence; silica-on-silicon (SoS); waveguide gratings;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2007.901335

Filename

4285902