Title :
Silicon photonic dual-polarization nanotaper for chip-to-fiber coupling
Author :
Anderson, Sean P. ; Webster, Mark
Author_Institution :
Cisco Syst., Inc., Allentown, PA, USA
Abstract :
We present a dual-polarization nanotaper that operates as an integrated silicon photonic beam cube, having low PDL and superior polarization extinction over 130 nm of bandwidth, and tightly-controlled NA for coupling to fiber.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; nanophotonics; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre polarisation; silicon; Si; chip-fiber coupling; integrated silicon photonic beam cube; polarization extinction; silicon photonic dual-polarization nanotaper; tightly-controlled NA;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
