Title :
Demonstration of the first monolithically integrated self-rolled-up tube based vertical photonic coupler
Author :
Xin Yu ; Arbabi, Ehsan ; Goddard, Lynford L. ; Xiuling Li ; Xiaogang Chen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrated the first monolithically integrated self-rolled-up SiNx tube based vertical photonic coupler on top of a planar ridge waveguide. The coupling efficiency between the elements is >10 times higher than similar non-integrated device.
Keywords :
optical couplers; optical planar waveguides; ridge waveguides; silicon compounds; SiNx; coupling efficiency; monolithically integrated self-rolled-up tube; planar ridge waveguide; vertical photonic coupler; Couplers; Couplings; Electron tubes; Optical device fabrication; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA