Title :
Ultra-low-loss nano-taper coupler for silicon-on-insulator ridge waveguide
Author :
Pu, Minhao ; Liu, Liu ; Ou, Haiyan ; Yvind, Kresten ; Hvam, Jørn M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
A nano-taper coupler is optimized specially for the transverse-magnetic mode for interfacing light between a silicon-on-insulator ridge waveguide and a single-mode fiber. An ultra-low coupling loss of ~0.36dB is achieved for the nano-taper coupler.
Keywords :
ridge waveguides; waveguide couplers; silicon-on-insulator ridge waveguide; single-mode fiber; transverse-magnetic mode; ultra low-loss nano-taper coupler; Couplers; Couplings; Insertion loss; Optical fiber couplers; Oxidation; Propagation losses; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621261
