Title :
Efficient Mode Converter for Coupling between Fiber and Micrometer Size Silicon Waveguides
Author :
Barkai, Assia ; Liu, Ansheng ; Kim, Daewoong ; Cohen, Rami ; Elek, Nomi ; Chang, Hsu-Hao ; Malik, Bilal H. ; Gabay, Rami ; Jones, Richard ; Paniccia, Mario ; Izhaky, Nahum
Author_Institution :
Intel Corp., Jerusalem
Abstract :
A low-loss polarization independent mode converter for coupling standard single mode fiber to a silicon chip is presented. For a micrometer size silicon waveguide, we demonstrate a coupling loss of 1-1.5 dB/facet.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; micro-optics; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; coupling loss; coupling standard; low-loss polarization independent mode converter; micrometer size silicon waveguides; silicon chip; single mode fiber; CMOS process; Dry etching; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical losses; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2007 4th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0934-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2007.4347663
