Title :
Integrated grating coupler/power splitter for on-chip optical power distribution
Author :
Spuesens, Thijs ; Pathak, Sant ; Vanslembrouck, Michael ; Dumon, P. ; Bogaerts, W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., imec, Center of Nano- & Biophotonics, Photonics Res. Group, Ghent Univ. - imec, Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
We present a novel fiber grating coupler structure with integrated 16-way power splitter. The device has a total coupling efficiency of -3.23dB (2.48dB better than a single grating coupler) and a nonuniformity of 1.1dB.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; integrated optics; optical beam splitters; optical couplers; fiber grating coupler structure; integrated 16-way power splitter; integrated grating coupler/power splitter; nonuniformity; on-chip optical power distribution; single grating coupler; total coupling efficiency; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Couplers; Gratings; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2014 IEEE 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2282-6
DOI :
10.1109/Group4.2014.6961966
