Title :
Spot-size converters for a two-port single-mode fiber-silicon wire waveguide coupler module
Author :
Yoda, H. ; Shiraishi, K. ; Ohshima, A. ; Ishimura, T. ; Tsuchiya, H. ; Tsai, Chen S.
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Utsunomiya Univ., Utsunomiya
Abstract :
The performance of a single-mode fiber-silicon wire waveguide coupler module which utilizes an identical spot-size converter (SSC) at the input and output ports is reported. The structural parameters of the SSCs were designed for compactness and relaxed tolerance to fabrication errors.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; silicon; Si; fabrication errors; input ports; output ports; spot-size converter; tolerance; two-port single-mode fiber-silicon wire waveguide coupler module; Couplings; Lithography; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Slabs; Wavelength measurement; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2008 5th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cardiff
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1769-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1768-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2008.4638129
