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Experimental demonstration of an apodized-imaging chip-fiber grating coupler for Si3N4 waveguides

Experimental demonstration of an apodized-imaging chip-fiber grating coupler for Si3N4 waveguides
Experimental demonstration of an apodized-imaging chip-fiber grating coupler for Si3N4 waveguides
A silicon nitride waveguide is a promising platform for integrated photonics, particularly due to its low propagation loss compared to other complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor compatible waveguides, including silicon-on-insulator. Input/output coupling in such thin optical waveguides is a key issue for practical implementations. Fiber-to-chip grating couplers in silicon nitride usually exhibit low coupling efficiency because the moderate index contrast leads to weak radiation strengths and poor directionality. Here, we present the first, to the best of our knowledge, experimental demonstration of a recently proposed apodized-imaging fiber-to-chip grating coupler in silicon nitride that images an in-plane waveguide mode to an optical fiber placed at a specific distance above the chip. By employing amplitude and phase apodization, the diffracted optical field of the grating is matched to the fiber mode. High grating directionality is achieved by using staircase grating teeth, which produce a blazing effect. Experimental results demonstrate an apodized-imaging grating coupler with a record coupling efficiency of -1.5 dB and a 3 dB bandwidth of 60 nm in the C-band.
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Chen, Yang
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Domínguez Bucio, Thalia
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Khokhar, Ali Z.
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Banakar, Mehdi
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Grabska, Katarzyna
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Gardes, Frederic Y.
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Halir, Robert
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Molina-Fernández, Íñigo
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Cheben, Pavel
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Chen, Yang
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Khokhar, Ali Z.
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Banakar, Mehdi
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Grabska, Katarzyna
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Gardes, Frederic Y.
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Halir, Robert
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Molina-Fernández, Íñigo
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Cheben, Pavel
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He, Jian-Jun
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Chen, Yang, Domínguez Bucio, Thalia, Khokhar, Ali Z., Banakar, Mehdi, Grabska, Katarzyna, Gardes, Frederic Y., Halir, Robert, Molina-Fernández, Íñigo, Cheben, Pavel and He, Jian-Jun (2017) Experimental demonstration of an apodized-imaging chip-fiber grating coupler for Si3N4 waveguides. Optics Letters, 42 (18), 3566-3569. (doi:10.1364/OL.42.003566).

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Abstract

A silicon nitride waveguide is a promising platform for integrated photonics, particularly due to its low propagation loss compared to other complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor compatible waveguides, including silicon-on-insulator. Input/output coupling in such thin optical waveguides is a key issue for practical implementations. Fiber-to-chip grating couplers in silicon nitride usually exhibit low coupling efficiency because the moderate index contrast leads to weak radiation strengths and poor directionality. Here, we present the first, to the best of our knowledge, experimental demonstration of a recently proposed apodized-imaging fiber-to-chip grating coupler in silicon nitride that images an in-plane waveguide mode to an optical fiber placed at a specific distance above the chip. By employing amplitude and phase apodization, the diffracted optical field of the grating is matched to the fiber mode. High grating directionality is achieved by using staircase grating teeth, which produce a blazing effect. Experimental results demonstrate an apodized-imaging grating coupler with a record coupling efficiency of -1.5 dB and a 3 dB bandwidth of 60 nm in the C-band.

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Published date: 11 September 2017

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Local EPrints ID: 441705
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/441705
ISSN: 0146-9592
PURE UUID: 650975c9-c6ee-4192-8e6f-e6b5d107e397
ORCID for Thalia Domínguez Bucio: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3664-1403
ORCID for Frederic Y. Gardes: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1400-3272

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Author: Yang Chen
Author: Ali Z. Khokhar
Author: Mehdi Banakar
Author: Katarzyna Grabska
Author: Robert Halir
Author: Íñigo Molina-Fernández
Author: Pavel Cheben
Author: Jian-Jun He

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