Graded-index coupler for microphotonic SOI waveguides

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5577, Issue PART 1, 2004, Pages 204-212

  Delage A ^a   Janz, S ^a   Xu, D X ^a   Dalacu, D ^a   Lamontagne, B ^a   Bogdanov, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

GRIN lens; Microphotonic; Optical coupler; Spot size mode converter

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ETCHING; FABRICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; MICROPHOTONICS; OPTICAL COUPLERS; SPOT-SIZE MODE CONVERTERS;

GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS;

EID: 21944439340     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.567264     Document Type: Conference Paper

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