Title :
Temperature Dependence of Grating-Assisted Coupling to Small Silicon Waveguides
Author :
Mashanovich, G.Z. ; Patel, B. ; Nsengumuremyi, V. ; Thomson, D. ; Howe, S. ; Headley, W.R. ; Passaro, V.M.N. ; Ensell, G.J. ; Reed, G.T.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Technol. Inst., Surrey Univ., Guildford
Abstract :
Coupling optical fibres with small silicon waveguides can present a challenge due to a large difference in retractive index and dimensions between the two. Here we investigate the temperature influence on a grating-assisted directional coupler.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; optical directional couplers; optical fibre couplers; refractive index; silicon; Si; coupling optical fibres; grating-assisted coupling; grating-assisted directional coupler; retractive index; small silicon waveguides; Directional couplers; Fiber gratings; Optical coupling; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Plasma temperature; Refractive index; Silicon on insulator technology; Temperature dependence;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2007 4th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0934-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2007.4347707
