Title :
Novel spot size converter for super high /spl Delta/ waveguides
Author :
Kitano, N. ; Komano, H. ; Ishikawa, H. ; Maru, K. ; Tanaka, K. ; Kashimura, S. ; Okano, R.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Syst. Lab., Hitachi Cable Ltd., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
A novel scheme of spot size converters is proposed and successfully demonstrated between high refractive index (4.0%) waveguides and conventional single mode fibers, whose coupling loss is evaluated to be 0.3 dB.
Keywords :
optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; optical waveguides; refractive index; 0.3 dB; coupling loss; high refractive index waveguides; single mode fibers; spot size converter; super high /spl Delta/ waveguides; Coupling circuits; Fabrication; Laboratories; Loss measurement; Optical losses; Optical microscopy; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Shape; Sputter etching;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
