Title :
Mode matching interface for efficient coupling of light into planar photonic crystals
Author :
Witzens, Jeremy ; Baehr-Jones, Thomas ; Hochberg, Michael ; Scherer, Axel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
We enhance the insertion efficiency from a silicon slab into a planar photonic crystal with a mode-matching interface consisting of a multi-layered diffraction grating (9% to 84%). Computations are performed with 3D finite difference time domain
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; elemental semiconductors; finite difference time-domain analysis; optical couplers; optical multilayers; optical planar waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon; 3D finite difference time domain; Si; insertion efficiency; light coupling; mode matching interface; multilayered diffraction grating; planar photonic crystals; silicon slab;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
