Title :
Highly efficient coupling to photonic crystal waveguides from optical fiber tapers
Author :
Barclay, Paid E. ; Srinivasan, K. ; Borselli, Matthew ; Painter, Oskar
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Nearly-complete mode-selective coupling from an optical fiber taper to a photonic crystal defect waveguide is demonstrated experimentally. We observe 95% power transfer with a 20 nm bandwidth and a coupling length less then 65 /spl mu/m.
Keywords :
optical fibre couplers; photonic crystals; bandwidth; coupling length; highly efficient coupling; mode-selective coupling; optical fiber taper; photonic crystal defect waveguide; power transfer; Fiber lasers; Lattices; Optical coupling; Optical fibers; Optical frequency conversion; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystal fibers; Substrates; Tail;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
