Title :
Ultra-compact high-resolution on-chip spectrometer based on random nanostructures
Author :
Redding, B. ; Ma, J. ; Cao, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
Abstract :
We design and fabricate an on-chip spectrometer based on random arrays of scatterers. Multiple scattering of light increases the effective optical pathlength, allowing us to dramatically reduce the device size without sacrificing spectral resolution.
Keywords :
nanostructured materials; spectrometers; effective optical pathlength; multiple scattering; random arrays; random nanostructures; ultracompact high-resolution on-chip spectrometer; Detectors; Optical waveguides; Scattering; Signal resolution; Transmission line matrix methods; Waveguide lasers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
