• DocumentCode
    3050435
  • Title

    Spot size converter with vertically tapered waveguide core fabricated by sputter etching

  • Author

    Kitano, N. ; Komano, H. ; Ishikawa, H. ; Maru, K. ; Tanaka, K. ; Kashimura, S. ; Mimura, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Hitachi-cable, Ltd., Ibaraki
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    5-8 Nov. 2007
  • Firstpage
    382
  • Lastpage
    383
  • Abstract
    This paper demonstrates novel spot size converters (SSCs) with vertical taper, which is fabricated by simple processes based on sputter etching. The relationship between pressure condition of sputter etching and base angle of core cross-section is shown. With these investigations, coupling losses between SSCs and single mode fibers can be reduced to about 0.3 dB.
  • Keywords
    optical fabrication; optical losses; optical waveguides; sputter etching; coupling losses; single mode fibers; spot size converter; sputter etching; vertical taper; waveguide core; Argon; Atmosphere; Chemical vapor deposition; Coupling circuits; Fabrication; Integrated circuit technology; Lithography; Optical fiber polarization; Silicon compounds; Sputter etching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microprocesses and Nanotechnology, 2007 Digest of papers
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto
  • Print_ISBN
    978-4-9902472-4-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IMNC.2007.4456264
  • Filename
    4456264