Fiber-core-matched three-dimensional adiabatic tapered couplers for integrated photonic devices

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 770-774

  Liao, Chun Wei ^a   Yang, Yao Tsu ^a   Huang, Sheng Wen ^a   Lee, Ming Chang M ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; nanophotonics; optical fiber applications

Indexed keywords

COUPLING AREA; FABRICATION PROCESS; FIBER CORES; FIBER MISALIGNMENTS; INTEGRATED PHOTONIC DEVICES; INTEGRATED PHOTONICS; LIGHT COUPLINGS; OPTICAL FIBER APPLICATIONS; SILICON OXYNITRIDES; WAVEGUIDE COUPLING;

INTEGRATED OPTICS; NANOPHOTONICS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PHOTONIC DEVICES; PHOTONICS; SILICON NITRIDE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FIBERS;

EID: 79952134246     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2010.2101581     Document Type: Article

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