ADAPTING THE MODE PROFILE OF PLANAR WAVE-GUIDES TO SINGLE-MODE FIBERS - A NOVEL METHOD

被引:1
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作者
SMIT, MK
DEVREEDE, AH
机构
[1] Delft University of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering, Laboratory for Telecommunication and Remote Sensing Technology, Delft, NL-2600 GA
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1991年 / 30卷 / 21期
关键词
INTEGRATED OPTICS; COUPLING;
D O I
10.1364/AO.30.002941
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A novel method for coupling single-mode fibers to planar optical circuits with small waveguide dimensions is proposed. The method eliminates the need to apply microoptics or to adapt the waveguide dimensions within the planar circuit to the fiber dimensions. Alignment tolerances are comparable to those of fiber-fiber coupling. The low loss potential of the method is experimentally demonstrated for Al2O3 waveguides on silicon substrates.
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页码:2941 / 2946
页数:6
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