Title :
Experimental demonstration and simulation of lossless metal-free integrated elliptical reflectors for waveguide turnings and crossings
Author :
Li, Xiangyu ; Ou, Fang ; Hou, Zhenyu ; Huang, Yingyan ; Ho, Seng-Tiong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
Novel on-chip waveguide turnings and crossings based on metal-free elliptical reflectors are simulated and demonstrated, 1μm-wide waveguide case gives half the loss in elliptical reflector turn (16% loss) compared to plane mirror turn (30% loss).
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical waveguides; elliptical reflector turn; lossless metal-free integrated elliptical reflectors; plane mirror turn; waveguide crossings; waveguide turnings; Mirrors; Optical device fabrication; Optical losses; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Turning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
