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2D constant-loss taper for mode conversion
Author(s): Alexandre Horth; Raman Kashyap; Nathaniel J. Quitoriano
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Paper Abstract

Proposed in this manuscript is a novel taper geometry, the constant-loss taper (CLT). This geometry is derived with 1D slabs of silicon embedded in silicon dioxide using coupled-mode theory (CMT). The efficiency of the CLT is compared to both linear and parabolic tapers using CMT and 2D finite-difference time-domain simulations. It is shown that over a short 2D, 4.45 μm long taper the CLT's mode conversion efficiency is ~90% which is 10% and 18% more efficient than a 2D parabolic or linear taper, respectively.

Paper Details

Date Published: 16 March 2015
PDF: 7 pages
Proc. SPIE 9357, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXIII, 93571S (16 March 2015); doi: 10.1117/12.2079491
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Alexandre Horth, McGill Univ. (Canada)
Raman Kashyap, École Polytechnique de Montréal (Canada)
Nathaniel J. Quitoriano, McGill Univ. (Canada)


Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9357:
Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXIII
Bernd Witzigmann; Marek Osiński; Fritz Henneberger; Yasuhiko Arakawa, Editor(s)

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