• DocumentCode
    1627918
  • Title

    Vertical-tunneling spot-size converters for silicon-wire waveguides

  • Author

    Shiraishi, K. ; Daidoji, T. ; Yoda, H. ; Tsai, C.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Grad. Sch. of Eng., Utsunomiya Univ., Utsunomiya, Japan
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    252
  • Lastpage
    254
  • Abstract
    A new spot-size converter utilizing tunneling phenomenon in the vertical direction for coupling between a silicon-wire waveguide and a single-mode fiber is proposed. Numerical calculations predict a miniaturized spot-size converter shorter than 50μm.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; numerical analysis; optical waveguides; silicon; tunnelling; miniaturized spot-size converter; numerical calculations; silicon-wire waveguides; single-mode fiber; tunneling phenomenon; vertical-tunneling spot-size converters; wavelength 50 mum; Couplings; Optical fiber devices; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Refractive index; Silicon; Tunneling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2012 IEEE 9th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • ISSN
    1949-2081
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0826-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GROUP4.2012.6324150
  • Filename
    6324150