Title :
Broadband polarization-insensitive arrayed waveguide gratings for Raman spectroscopy
Author :
Ismail, N. ; Sun, F. ; Sengo, G. ; Wörhoff, K. ; Driessen, A. ; de Ridder, R.M. ; Pollnau, M.
Author_Institution :
Integrated Opt. Micro Syst. Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
We present two arrayed waveguide gratings fabricated in silicon-oxynitride for near infrared Raman spectroscopy. Our devices exhibit very low losses and polarization insensitivity over a large spectral range of 156 nm and 214 nm, respectively.
Keywords :
Raman spectroscopy; arrayed waveguide gratings; integrated optics; light polarisation; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; broadband polarization-insensitive arrayed waveguide gratings; near infrared Raman spectroscopy; polarization insensitivity; silicon-oxynitride; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Biomedical optical imaging; Integrated optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical filters; Optical polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
