Title :
Highly efficient strip-to-slot mode converters
Author :
Palmer, R. ; Alloatti, L. ; Korn, D. ; Heni, W. ; Schindler, P. ; Bolten, J. ; Karl, M. ; Waldow, Michael ; Wahlbrink, T. ; Freude, W. ; Koos, C. ; Leuthold, J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Electron., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate compact, highly efficient, broadband strip-to-slot mode converters in silicon with average losses as low as (0.02±0.04) dB and negligible reflections between 1480 nm and 1580 nm.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical losses; optical waveguides; reflectivity; silicon-on-insulator; Si; average losses; compact highly efficient broadband strip-to-slot mode converters; reflections; wavelength 1480 nm to 1580 nm; Loss measurement; Modulation; Optical waveguides; Reflection; Semiconductor device measurement; Silicon; Strips;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
