• DocumentCode
    689586
  • Title

    Design of adiabatic connections for ultra-low-loss waveguides

  • Author

    Tong Chen ; Hansuek Lee ; Vahala, Kerry J.

  • Author_Institution
    T.J. Watson Lab. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol. Pasadena, Pasadena, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We propose a variational approach to design adiabatic waveguide connections with minimal intermodal coupling. A design of the “S-bend” of whispering-gallery spiral waveguides is demonstrated with approximately 0.05 dB insertion loss.
  • Keywords
    optical losses; optical waveguides; whispering gallery modes; S-bend; adiabatic connections; insertion loss; minimal intermodal coupling; ultra-low-loss waveguides; whispering-gallery spiral waveguides; Backscatter; Insertion loss; Integrated optics; Optical coupling; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Spirals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833973
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=689586