Compact grating couplers between a single-mode fiber and nanophotonic silicon-on-insulator waveguide

Xiaogang Tong; Jun Liu; Chenyang Xue

doi:10.1117/12.865207

22 October 2010 Compact grating couplers between a single-mode fiber and nanophotonic silicon-on-insulator waveguide

Xiaogang Tong, Jun Liu, Chenyang Xue

Proceedings Volume 7657, 5th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Design, Manufacturing, and Testing of Micro- and Nano-Optical Devices and Systems; 765714 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.865207
Event: 5th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies, 2010, Dalian, China

Abstract

We present a high-efficiency broadband grating coupler for coupling between silicon-on-insulator (SOI)waveguides and optical fibers. The grating is only 14 μm long and 11 μm wide, and the size of the grooves is optimized numerically. For TE polarization the coupling loss to single-mode fiber is below 1 dB over a 35-nm wavelength range when using SOI with a two-pair bottom reflector. We used Focused Ion Beam (FIB) processing methods to fabricate the grating structure.The tolerances to fabrication errors are also calculated. The diffractive grating structures are designed to be inherently very directional by adding a silicon overlay before grating definition. 57% coupling efficiency at a wavelength of 1.54 μm is experimentally demonstrated on devices fabricated used FIB. By optimizing the grating parameters, we theoretically show that 83% grating output coupling efficiency can be obtained for a uniform grating structure.

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Xiaogang Tong, Jun Liu, and Chenyang Xue "Compact grating couplers between a single-mode fiber and nanophotonic silicon-on-insulator waveguide", Proc. SPIE 7657, 5th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Design, Manufacturing, and Testing of Micro- and Nano-Optical Devices and Systems, 765714 (22 October 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.865207

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