Title :
Compact and broad band directional coupler for sub-wavelength grating SOI components
Author :
Donzella, V. ; Flueckiger, J. ; Sherwali, A. ; Fard, S. Talebi ; Grist, S.M. ; Chrostowski, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
We present a sub-wavelength grating (SWG) directional coupler, to split light between SWG waveguides. Fabricated devices have compact design combined with wavelength-flattened response and with low sensitivity to central wavelength changes and to fabrication errors.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical directional couplers; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; SWG waveguides; Si; broad band directional; central wavelength changes; compact design; compact directional coupler; fabrication errors; light splitting; sensitivity; sub-wavelength grating SOI components; wavelength-flattened response; Adaptive optics; Couplings; Directional couplers; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical imaging; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995286
