Foptimized coupling of a Gaussian beam into an optical waveguide with a grating coupler: Comparison of experimental and theoretical results

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2443-2447

  Pascal, D ^a   Orobtchouk, R ^a   Layadi, A ^a   Koster, A ^a   Laval, S ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Grating couplers; Integrated optics; Optical waveguides

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000693183     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.002443     Document Type: Article

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