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
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