DocumentCode
608900
Title
Apodized and un-apodized sidewall grating filters with low coupling constants in ultra-low-loss Si3 N4 planar waveguides
Author
Belt, M. ; Heck, Martijn J. R. ; Barton, J.S. ; Bauters, J.F. ; Bowers, John E. ; Blumenthal, D.J.
Author_Institution
Eng. Sci. Building, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
17-21 March 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We demonstrate apodized and un-apodized sidewall grating filters in an ultra-low-loss planar Si3N4 integration platform. Record low coupling constants, as low as 0.19 cm-1, and better than 5dB side-lobe suppression with apodization are reported.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; integrated optoelectronics; optical fibre filters; optical fibre losses; optical planar waveguides; silicon compounds; Si3N4; apodized sidewall grating filter; low coupling constants; side-lobe suppression; ultralow-loss planar integration platform; ultralow-loss planar waveguides; unapodized sidewall grating filter; Couplings; Fiber gratings; Gratings; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber filters; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-0457-0
Type
conf
Filename
6533040
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