Title :
Reflectionless grating coupling for silicon-on-insulator integrated circuits
Author :
Vermeulen, D. ; Koninck, Y. De ; Li, Y. ; Lambert, E. ; Bogaerts, W. ; Baets, R. ; Roelkens, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
We propose a novel grating coupler design which is inherently reflectionless by focusing the reflected light away from the entrance waveguide. The grating coupler design is investigated by means of 3D FDTD simulations.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; finite difference time-domain analysis; integrated optics; optical couplers; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; 3D FDTD simulation; entrance waveguide; reflectionless grating coupling; silicon-on-insulator integrated circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2011 8th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8338-9
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2011.6053720
