Title :
Ultra-low loss vertical optical couplers for 3D photonic integrated circuits
Author :
Kuanping Shang ; Pathak, Shibnath ; Guangyao Liu ; Yoo, S.J.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
We design, fabricate, and demonstrate ultra-low loss Si3N4 vertical couplers for multilayer photonic integrated circuits. We achieve 0.05 dB coupling loss, 100×2 μm2 footprint, and vertical coupling tolerant to lateral misalignment up to 1.2 μm.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical couplers; silicon compounds; 3D photonic integrated circuits; Si3N4; coupling loss; loss 0.05 dB; multilayer photonic integrated circuits; optical couplers; vertical couplers; Couplers; Integrated optics; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical losses; Photonic integrated circuits; Three-dimensional displays;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
