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
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