Title :
Experimental demonstration of evanescent coupling from optical fiber tapers to photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
Barclay, P.E. ; Srinivasan, K. ; Borselli, M. ; Painter, O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Experimental results demonstrating nearly-complete mode-selective coupling to photonic crystal waveguides from optical fiber tapers are presented. 98% power transfer with a 20 nm bandwidth, and an effective coupling length of 20 /spl mu/m is observed.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical fibre couplers; optical waveguide theory; photonic crystals; evanescent coupling; nearly-complete mode-selective coupling; optical fiber tapers; photonic crystal waveguides; Bandwidth; Optical coupling; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystal fibers; Photonic crystals; Semiconductor waveguides; Waveguide transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Holey Fibers and Photonic Crystals/Polarization Mode Dispersion/Photonics Time/Frequency Measurement and Control, 2003 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7982-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2003.1224268
