• DocumentCode
    1325498
  • Title

    Fabrication of buried corrugated waveguides by wafer direct bonding

  • Author

    Pélissier, S. ; Pandraud, G. ; Mure-Ravaud, A. ; Tishchenko, A.V. ; Biasse, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. Traitement du Signal et Instrum., Univ. Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    4/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    540
  • Lastpage
    545
  • Abstract
    A new fabrication method of deeply buried corrugated waveguides is presented. It uses a direct bonding process and allows us to make efficient grating couplers in waveguides. The efficiency of the grating is enhanced by enclosing air in its grooves during the fabrication process. A demonstrator based on a waveguide produced by ion exchange has been fabricated and tested. Theoretical and experimental results are compared.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; integrated optics; ion exchange; optical couplers; optical fabrication; optical testing; optical waveguides; wafer bonding; buried corrugated optical waveguide fabrication; deeply buried corrugated waveguides; grooves; ion exchange; optical grating couplers; optical testing; wafer direct bonding; Couplers; Glass; Gratings; Integrated optics; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Silicon on insulator technology; Wafer bonding;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/50.838128
  • Filename
    838128