A high efficiency input/output coupler for small silicon photonic devices

Coupling light from an optical fibre to small optical waveguides is particularly problematic in semiconductors, since the refractive index of the silica fibre is very different from that of a semiconductor waveguide. There have been several published methods of achieving such coupling, but none are...

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Main Authors: Mashanovich, G.Z (Author), Reed, G.T (Author), Headley, W.R (Author), Timotijevic, B. (Author), Passaro, V.M.N (Author), Ensell, G. (Author), Atta, R. (Author), Evans, A. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2005.
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