Quasi-free-space optical coupling between diffraction grating couplers fabricated on independent substrates

Applied Optics

Volumn 43, Issue 29, 2004, Pages 5468-5475

  Mulé, Anthony V ^a   Villalaz, Ricardo ^a   Gaylord, Thomas K ^a   Meindl, James D ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; MOS DEVICES; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTIMIZATION; PASSIVATION; POLYMERS; SUBSTRATES;

COUPLERS; FABRICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERCONNECT SYSTEMS; OPTICAL COUPLING;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 7544239124     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.43.005468     Document Type: Article

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