Grating-assisted coupling between a low effective index polymer subwaveguide and a high effective index semiconductor subwaveguide

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 3476-3483

  Wan, Ying ^a   Yeh, Chao Suan ^a   Kirk, Jay B ^a   Butler, Jerome K ^a   Evans, Gary A ^a   Sun, Nai Hsiang ^b   Chou, Chih Cheng ^b   Beam, Edward A ^c   Maclnnes, Andy ^d  

^a Southern Methodist University   (United States)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR   (United States)

^d II VI Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Gratings; Integrated optics; Leaky waves; Polymers; Semiconductors

Indexed keywords

AT-WAVELENGTH; EFFECTIVE INDEX; EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; GRATING PERIODS; GRATINGS; LEAKY WAVES; PHASE-MATCHING CONDITION; POLYMER MATERIALS; POWER EXCHANGE; SEMICONDUCTORS; THEORETICAL RESULT;

INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHASE INTERFACES; PHOTONICS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 68349141344     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2008.2009547     Document Type: Article

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