Title :
Optimization of highly efficient mode converter for coupling light into large-slot photonic crystal waveguide
Author :
Xingyu Zhang ; Subbaraman, Harish ; Hosseini, Amir ; Chen, Ray T.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a highly efficient mode converter for coupling light into a silicon slotted photonic crystal waveguide with slot width as large as 320nm. The loss of the mode converter is measured to be 0.08dB.
Keywords :
optical couplers; optical loss measurement; optical losses; optical waveguides; optimisation; photonic crystals; silicon; Si; highly efficient mode converter optimization; light coupling; loss 0.08 dB; optical loss measurement; silicon slotted photonic crystal waveguide; size 320 nm; Length measurement; Loss measurement; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical losses; Optical variables measurement; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2467-7
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2014.6886083
