Efficient polarization diversity grating couplers in bonded InP-Membrane

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 318-320

  Van Laere, Frederik ^a   Stomeo, Tiziana ^b   Taillaert, Dirk ^a   Roelkens, Günther ^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); Grating couplers; InPmembrane; Polarization diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955231110     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.915587     Document Type: Article

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