Monolithically integrated asymmetric graded and step-index couplers for microphotonic waveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 148-161

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

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LITHOGRAPHY; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

DESIGN PARAMETERS; LITHOGRAPHIC RESOLUTION; MICROPHOTONIC WAVEGUIDES; OPTICAL COUPLERS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 30344435586     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.14.000148     Document Type: Article

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