Title :
Ultra-low loss hollow-core waveguides using high-contrast gratings
Author :
Zhou, Ye ; Karagodsky, Vadim ; Sedgwick, Forrest G. ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
A novel ultra-low loss single-mode hollow-core waveguide using high-contrast grating (HCG) is proposed and simulated. The loss can be as low as 0.006 dB/m, three orders of magnitude lower than the state-of-art chip-scale waveguides.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; integrated optics; optical waveguides; high contrast gratings; single mode hollow core waveguide; ultra low loss hollow core waveguides; Gratings; Mirrors; Optical interconnections; Optical losses; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Polarization; Propagation losses; Reflectivity; Time domain analysis; (050.2770) Gratings; (230.7370) Waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
