Title :
Compact 3 dB single mode fiber-to-waveguide coupler
Author :
Nguyen, V. ; Montalbo, T. ; Manolatou, C. ; Agarwal, A. ; Yasaitis, J. ; Kimerling, L.C. ; Michel, J.
Author_Institution :
MIT Microphotonics Center, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
On-chip coupler to transform 1550 nm light from single-mode optical fiber to single-mode waveguide index of 1.70 has been fabricated using CMOS processes. A 3-dB insertion loss is recorded for compact structures 18 μm long.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; optical fabrication; optical fibre couplers; optical losses; optical waveguides; 1550 nm; 18 mum; 3 dB; CMOS; insertion loss; single mode fiber-to-waveguide coupler; single-mode waveguide index; Coupling circuits; Finite difference methods; Lenses; Optical coupling; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Plasma chemistry; Silicon; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2005. 2nd IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9070-9
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2005.1516450
