• DocumentCode
    1660074
  • Title

    Temperature Dependence of Grating-Assisted Coupling to Small Silicon Waveguides

  • Author

    Mashanovich, G.Z. ; Patel, B. ; Nsengumuremyi, V. ; Thomson, D. ; Howe, S. ; Headley, W.R. ; Passaro, V.M.N. ; Ensell, G.J. ; Reed, G.T.

  • Author_Institution
    Adv. Technol. Inst., Surrey Univ., Guildford
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Coupling optical fibres with small silicon waveguides can present a challenge due to a large difference in retractive index and dimensions between the two. Here we investigate the temperature influence on a grating-assisted directional coupler.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; optical directional couplers; optical fibre couplers; refractive index; silicon; Si; coupling optical fibres; grating-assisted coupling; grating-assisted directional coupler; retractive index; small silicon waveguides; Directional couplers; Fiber gratings; Optical coupling; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Plasma temperature; Refractive index; Silicon on insulator technology; Temperature dependence;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics, 2007 4th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Tokyo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0934-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GROUP4.2007.4347707
  • Filename
    4347707