Title :
Polarization insensitive grating coupler for lightwave coupling between silicon nanophotonic waveguide and surface mounted photodetector
Author :
Takei, Ryohei ; Uchiho, Kotaro ; Mizumoto, Tetsuya
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The lightwave connection of silicon chips and external elements is a serious problem. The grating coupler is effective for the connection of the surface mounted photodetector. We demonstrate the polarization insensitive operation.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; elemental semiconductors; nanophotonics; optical couplers; optical waveguides; photodetectors; silicon; lightwave connection; lightwave coupling; nanophotonic waveguide; polarization insensitive grating coupler; surface mounted photodetector; Couplers; Couplings; Gratings; Optical fibers; Photodetectors; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
