Title :
Highly efficient coupling between a nanocavity and monolithic bus waveguide
Author :
Debnath, Kapil ; Welna, Karl ; Ferrera, Marcello ; Deasy, Kieran ; Lidzey, David ; O´Faolain, Liam
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a new SOI based optical filter design comprising of a photonic crystal cavity and a low index bus waveguide and realise high extinction ratios and low insertion losses.
Keywords :
extinction coefficients; integrated optics; nanophotonics; optical design techniques; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre filters; optical fibre losses; photonic crystals; silicon-on-insulator; SOI based optical filter design; Si; extinction ratios; insertion losses; low index bus waveguide; monolithic bus waveguide; nanocavity; photonic crystal cavity; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Insertion loss; Optical waveguides; Optics; Photonic crystals; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2012 IEEE 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0826-8
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2012.6324100
