Title :
Graded index waveguide couplers for silicon-based microphotonics
Author :
Janz, S. ; Delage, A. ; Bogdanov, A. ; Dalacu, D. ; Lamontagne, B. ; Xu, D.X.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Microstructural Sci., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
fDate :
29 Sept.-1 Oct. 2004
Abstract :
The use of a monolithically integrated graded index (GRIN) waveguide to efficiently couple light from an input aperture of several microns to microphotonic waveguides less than one micron in dimension is proposed in the paper.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; gradient index optics; micro-optics; optical couplers; optical waveguide theory; silicon; silicon compounds; Si; graded index waveguide couplers; silicon-based microphotonic waveguides; Amorphous silicon; Lenses; Optical coupling; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2004. First IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8474-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2004.1416710
