Compact and highly efficient grating couplers between optical fiber and nanophotonic waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 151-156

  Van Laere, Frederik ^a   Roelkens, Günther ^a   Ayre, Melanie ^b   Schrauwen, Jonathan ^a   Taillaert, Dirk ^a   Van Thourhout, Dries ^a   Krauss, Thomas F ^b   Baets, Roel ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BenzoCycloButene (BCB) wafer bonding; Gold mirror; Grating couplers; Integrated optics

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; WAFER BONDING;

GRATING COUPLERS; NANOPHOTONIC WAVEGUIDES;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 34147147948     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.888164     Document Type: Conference Paper

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