Efficient fiber-to-chip grating coupler for micrometric SOI rib waveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 15189-15200

  Alonso Ramos, C ^a   Ortega Monux A ^a   Molina Fernandez I ^a   Cheben, P ^a,b   Zavargo Peche, L ^a   Halir, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOGRAPHY; MODAL ANALYSIS; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; WAVEGUIDES; WSI CIRCUITS;

COUPLING EFFICIENCY; DESIGN PROCESS; FIBER-TO-CHIP GRATING COUPLERS; GRATING COUPLERS; RIB WAVEGUIDES; SILICON WIRE WAVEGUIDES; THICK SILICONS; WAVEGUIDE DESIGN;

SILICON WAFERS;

ASSEMBLY; DESIGN; FIBERS; LITHOGRAPHY; SILICON;

EID: 79960480012     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.015189     Document Type: Article

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