Title :
Devices Utilizing Free-space Optics on a Chip
Author :
Abashin, Maxim ; Levy, Uriel ; Ikeda, Kazuhiro ; Krishnamoorthy, Ashok ; Cunningham, John ; Fainman, Yeshaiahu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Abstract :
In this paper we generalize this concept further by locally modulating the effective refractive index to engineer various optical device functionalities on a chip and demonstrate experimentally example devices validating this approach
Keywords :
gradient index optics; integrated optics; lenses; optical design techniques; optical elements; optical fabrication; system-on-chip; effective refractive index; free-space optics-on-a-chip; graded index optical element design; optical device functionalities; slab lens fabrication; Geometrical optics; Lenses; Optical devices; Optical mixing; Optical refraction; Optical signal processing; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278861
