Title :
A reflective curved mirror with low coupling loss for optical interconnection
Author :
Han, Sang-Pil ; Kim, Jin Tae ; Jung, Suk-Won ; Ahn, Seung-Ho ; Choi, Choon-Gi ; Jeong, Myung-Yung
Author_Institution :
Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
Instead of a 45° mirror generally used as a reflective mirror for multimode applications, we propose a bulk-type curved mirror (BCM) with low loss. The BCM structure is designed and simulated by the ray tracing method. The coupling loss of the BCM fabricated by X-ray lithography is observed to be as low as 0.33 dB.
Keywords :
X-ray lithography; laser mirrors; optical couplers; optical fabrication; optical interconnections; optical planar waveguides; ray tracing; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; X-ray lithography; bulk-type curved mirror; channel waveguide; low coupling loss; optical interconnection; optical path length; planar lightwave circuit; ray tracing; reflective curved mirror; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Optical interconnections; Optical losses; Optical receivers; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.820480
