• DocumentCode
    1089869
  • Title

    Calculation and experimental verification of two-dimensional focusing grating couplers

  • Author

    Heitmann, Detlef ; Ortiz, Carmen

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Research Laboratory, San Jose, CA
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1981
  • fDate
    7/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1257
  • Lastpage
    1263
  • Abstract
    A ray tracing method has been performed to calculate the focus spot size of two-dimensional focusing grating couplers that are produced by holographic interferometry of freely propagating wavefronts. The calculations have been used to optimize the constructing optical configuration. Diffraction limited spot diameters of about 2 μm can be achieved for couplers at wavelength 632.8 nm. These spot sizes have been experimentally verified for coupling and focusing TE modes which are guided in sputtered glass films on Si substrates.
  • Keywords
    Geometrical optics (GO); Holographic interferometry; Light-beam focusing; Optical diffraction gratings; Optical planar waveguide couplers; Couplers; Gratings; Holographic optical components; Holography; Optical diffraction; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical propagation; Ray tracing; Tellurium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1981.1071260
  • Filename
    1071260