Low loss coupling to sub-micron thick rib and nanowire waveguides by vertical tapering

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 3582-3594

  Madden, S ^a   Jin, Z ^a   Choi, D ^a   Debbarma, S ^a   Bulla, D ^a   Luther Davies, B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOWIRES; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ALL-OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; EXCESS LOSS; FIBER CORES; FIBER-TO-WAVEGUIDE COUPLING; GLASS WAVEGUIDES; MATERIAL ABSORPTION; MODE OVERLAPS; NANOWIRE WAVEGUIDES; PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION; SUBMICRON; TOTAL LOSS; WAVEGUIDE FILMS;

WAVEGUIDES;

NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFRACTOMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; LIGHT; NANOTUBES; REFRACTOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 84874079083     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.003582     Document Type: Article

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