Compact focusing grating couplers for silicon horizontal slot waveguides

In this Letter, we present the design, simulation (2D and 3D), fabrication, and experimental characterization of compact and fully etched focusing gratings for a horizontal slot waveguide based on a silicon nitride layer sandwiched between amorphous silicon and a silicon-on-insulator. The measured c...

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Autores: Larrea-Luzuriaga, Roberto Alejandro, Gutiérrez Campo, Ana María, Ramirez, J. M., Garrido, B., Hurtado Montañés, Juan|||0000-0002-4870-7641, Sanchis Kilders, Pablo|||0000-0003-2984-4218
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/79275
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/79275
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gratings
Integrated optics devices
Fibers, polarization-maintaining
Waveguides
Photonic integrated circuits.
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Sumario:In this Letter, we present the design, simulation (2D and 3D), fabrication, and experimental characterization of compact and fully etched focusing gratings for a horizontal slot waveguide based on a silicon nitride layer sandwiched between amorphous silicon and a silicon-on-insulator. The measured coupling losses are about 4 dB with a 3 dB bandwidth of 38 nm. The fully etched configuration allows the fabrication in a single lithography step.