Title :
Propagation loss and facet reflectivity of very compact substrate removed GaAs/AlGaAs waveguides at 1550 nm
Author :
Shin, JaeHyuk ; Chang, Yu-Chia ; Dagli, Nadir
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Abstract :
Facet reflectivity and propagation loss of very compact substrate removed GaAs/AlGaAs optical waveguides were studied both theoretically and experimentally. Propagation loss as low as 1 dB/cm was demonstrated. The measured propagation loss correlates well with calculation.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; optical losses; optical waveguides; reflectivity; GaAs-InGaAs; facet reflectivity; propagation loss; very compact substrate removed waveguides; wavelength 1550 nm; Gallium arsenide; Optical losses; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Reflectivity; Semiconductor waveguides; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688613
