Title :
Compact, Low-Loss Waveguide Crossings for High-Index-Contrast SOI Photonic Wires
Author :
Bogaerts, Wim ; Dumon, Pieter ; Van Thourhout, Dries ; Baets, Roel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Gent
Abstract :
Waveguide crossings are essential for complex photonic circuits. We present compact crossings for silicon-on-insulator photonic wires. By locally applying a lower index contrast, 97.5% transmission is achieved in a 6 mum length with only -40 dB crosstalk.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical interconnections; optical waveguide components; silicon-on-insulator; crosstalk; high-index-contrast SOI photonic wires; low-loss waveguide crossings; photonic circuits; silicon-on-insulator photonic wires; Arm; Circuits; Crosstalk; Diffraction; Etching; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Propagation losses; Refractive index; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348825
