OPTIMIZED COUPLING INTO PLANAR WAVE-GUIDES WITH CYLINDRICAL PRISMS

Authors
CHELNOKOV AV LOURTIOZ JM
Citation
Av. Chelnokov et Jm. Lourtioz, OPTIMIZED COUPLING INTO PLANAR WAVE-GUIDES WITH CYLINDRICAL PRISMS, Electronics Letters, 31(4), 1995, pp. 269-271
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
31
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
269 - 271
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1995)31:4<269:OCIPWW>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The authors report a theoretical analysis and practical implementation of cylindrical prisms for very efficient coupling into standard plana r waveguides. The 90 and 92% efficiencies, respectively, measured at 6 38 and 980nm for several SiON waveguides on silicon are among the high est performances reported to date with the prism coupling technique. S till higher values are predicted for the case of cylindrical prisms wi th radius of curvature larger than used.