• DocumentCode
    520230
  • Title

    Adiabatic couplers in SOI waveguides

  • Author

    Cao, Liang ; Elshaari, Ali ; Aboketaf, Abdelsalam ; Preble, Stefan

  • Author_Institution
    Rochester Inst. of Technol., Rochester, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Adiabatic 3-dB couplers based on highly confined silicon waveguides are studied and experimentally demonstrated. The couplers are inherently broadband and insensitive to fabrication imperfections, which enables reliable photonic circuits.
  • Keywords
    integrated optoelectronics; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; waveguide couplers; SOI waveguides; adiabatic couplers; fabrication imperfections; highly confined silicon waveguides; reliable photonic circuits; Coupling circuits; Directional couplers; Integrated optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical waveguides; Robustness; Silicon; Waveguide discontinuities; Waveguide transitions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5499799