DocumentCode
2846509
Title
Ultra-low loss silica-based waveguides with millimeter bend radius
Author
Bauters, Jared F. ; Heck, Martijn J R ; John, Demis ; Tien, Ming-Chun ; Leinse, Arne ; Heideman, René G. ; Blumenthal, Daniel J. ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
19-23 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We characterize an approach to make compact low loss silica on silicon waveguides and achieve good agreement with theory. Record low losses of 8 dB/m for 0.5-mm bend radius down to 3 dB/m for 2-mm bend radius were achieved.
Keywords
optical waveguides; silicon compounds; millimeter bend radius; silicon waveguide; ultra-low loss silica-based waveguide; Loss measurement; Optical device fabrication; Optical losses; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Surface waves;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location
Torino
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-8534-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621341
Filename
5621341
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