Title :
UV-written long-period waveguide grating coupler
Author :
Chow, C.K. ; Chiang, K.S. ; Liu, Q. ; Lor, K.P. ; Chan, H.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Abstract :
We present a UV-written polymer long-period waveguide grating coupler, which can be tuned over a wavelength range of 100 nm with a temperature control of 22 degC. Its coupling efficiency varies between 57% and 80%.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical couplers; optical polymers; optical tuning; optical waveguides; UV-written polymer long-period waveguide grating coupler; coupling efficiency; temperature 22 degC; temperature control; wavelength tuning; Band pass filters; Gratings; Optical coupling; Optical fiber couplers; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Plasma measurements; Resonance; Temperature control;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610580
