Title :
Fabrication of Cascaded Perpendicular Up Tapers for Si-Wire Waveguides
Author :
Yoda, H. ; Ikedo, H. ; Tsuchiya, H. ; Shiraishi, K. ; Tsai, C.S.
Author_Institution :
Utsunomiya Univ., Utsunomiya
Abstract :
A new type of spot-size converter (SSC) is proposed for efficient coupling between a single-mode fiber and a silicon wire waveguide with cross section of 0.3x0.3 mum2. Desirable mode expansion was confirmed numerically and experimentally.
Keywords :
micro-optics; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; perpendicular up-tapers; silicon wire waveguide; single-mode fibers; spot-size converter; Diffraction; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Metalworking machines; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Silicon; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348318
