DocumentCode
2956570
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
fYear
2004
fDate
29 Sept.-1 Oct. 2004
Firstpage
148
Lastpage
150
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Group IV Photonics, 2004. First IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8474-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/GROUP4.2004.1416710
Filename
1416710
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