Wavelength-independent coupler from fiber to an on-chip cavity, demonstrated over an 850nm span

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 7677-7681

  Carmon, Tal ^a   Wang, Steven Y T ^a   Ostby, Eric P ^a   Vahala, Kerry J ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; WAVELENGTH;

INPUT COUPLING; POWER EXTRACTION; QUALITY FACTOR; WHISPERING-GALLERY CAVITY;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 34250188848     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.007677     Document Type: Article

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