Title :
Fabrication and Preliminary Characterization of a Parabolic Coupler for Photonic Crystal Waveguides
Author :
Masturzo, Scott A. ; Boyd, Joseph T. ; Yarrison-Rice, Jan M. ; Jackson, Howard E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Abstract :
Planar solid immersion mirrors have been implemented to inject grating-coupled infrared light from 30 mum wide rectangular channel waveguides into ~1.6 mum wide photonic crystal waveguides with high efficiency.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; mirrors; nanotechnology; optical couplers; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical materials; optical testing; photonic crystals; rectangular waveguides; grating-coupled infrared light; integrated nanophotonic device fabrication; parabolic coupler characterization; photonic crystal waveguides; planar solid immersion mirrors; rectangular channel waveguides; size 30 mum; Gratings; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Photonic integrated circuits; Planar waveguides; Rectangular waveguides; Silicon; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
University/Government/Industry Micro/Nano Symposium, 2008. UGIM 2008. 17th Biennial
Conference_Location :
Louisville, KY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2484-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2485-6
DOI :
10.1109/UGIM.2008.39
