Title :
Characterization of silicon-on-insulator waveguide chirped grating for coupling to a vertical optical fiber
Author :
Chen, X. ; Li, C. ; Tsang, H.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Abstract :
We compare experimentally the performance of a linearly chirped waveguide grating with a uniform grating for coupling light to a vertical fiber. The measurements show the chirped grating reduces reflection and coupling loss by 2 dB.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; integrated optics; light reflection; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; silicon-on-insulator; Si; chirped grating; coupling loss; loss 2 dB; optical fiber coupling; reflection reduction; silicon-on-lnsulator waveguide; vertical optical fiber; waveguide grating; Chirp; Coupling circuits; Etching; Fiber gratings; Optical coupling; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Silicon on insulator technology; chirped grating; grating coupler; silicon photonics; waveguide;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMs and Nanophotonics, 2008 IEEE/LEOS Internationall Conference on
Conference_Location :
Freiburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1917-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1918-0
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2008.4607826
