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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621341
