Title :
Compact nano-antenna emitters for optical phased array applications
Author :
Shtyrkova, Katia ; Yaacobi, Ami ; Davids, Paul ; Trotter, Doug C. ; Wendt, Joel ; DeRose, Chris ; Kekatpure, Rohan ; Ippen, Erich P. ; Watts, Michael R.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We propose and experimentally demonstrate nano-antenna emitters coupled to a dielectric waveguide. Initial measured emitter efficiencies are 4.9-13% with simulations predicting >; 50% efficiencies with bandwidths exceeding 300nm in more advanced and ideally fabricated geometries.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; nanophotonics; optical arrays; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; compact nanoantenna emitters; dielectric waveguide; fabricated geometries; optical phased array applications; Apertures; Arrays; Couplings; Metals; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
