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Accurate dipole radiation model for waveguide grating couplers

Accurate dipole radiation model for waveguide grating couplers
Accurate dipole radiation model for waveguide grating couplers
An analytical theoretical model for the waveguide grating coupler is developed and applicable to practical deep gratings. The grating-assisted input coupling efficiency is calculated by considering the reciprocal out-coupling problem. The deep grating structure is modelled as an optical layer filled with polarization dipole sources, and the scattered fields are then calculated using the associated Green’s functions and taking into account the multiple reflections and interference from the adjacent layers. The joint loss between the grating region and the waveguide is also considered. Comparison with numerical simulations shows very good agreement and validates the accuracy of the analytical model. The model explicitly describes the importance of multilayer interference of the scattered fields and guided-mode joint loss on the total grating-assisted coupling efficiency and can be used for practical waveguide grating coupler design with negligible computation workload.
Coupling efficiency, Dipole radiation, Guided mode, Multilayer interference, Waveguide grating coupler
Liu, Zhen
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Ettabib, Mohamed
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Wilkinson, James S.
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Zervas, Michael
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Liu, Zhen
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Ettabib, Mohamed
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Wilkinson, James S.
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Zervas, Michael
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Liu, Zhen, Ettabib, Mohamed, Wilkinson, James S. and Zervas, Michael (2023) Accurate dipole radiation model for waveguide grating couplers. Results in Physics, 49 (6), [106526]. (doi:10.1016/j.rinp.2023.106526).

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An analytical theoretical model for the waveguide grating coupler is developed and applicable to practical deep gratings. The grating-assisted input coupling efficiency is calculated by considering the reciprocal out-coupling problem. The deep grating structure is modelled as an optical layer filled with polarization dipole sources, and the scattered fields are then calculated using the associated Green’s functions and taking into account the multiple reflections and interference from the adjacent layers. The joint loss between the grating region and the waveguide is also considered. Comparison with numerical simulations shows very good agreement and validates the accuracy of the analytical model. The model explicitly describes the importance of multilayer interference of the scattered fields and guided-mode joint loss on the total grating-assisted coupling efficiency and can be used for practical waveguide grating coupler design with negligible computation workload.

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Accepted/In Press date: 6 May 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 15 May 2023
Published date: June 2023
Additional Information: This work was funded by the U.K. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) under Grant EP/ R011230/1, “Flexible Raman biosensing platform for low-cost health diagnostics”. Z.L. acknowledges financial support from the China Scholarship Council (Grant No. 201808430227)
Keywords: Coupling efficiency, Dipole radiation, Guided mode, Multilayer interference, Waveguide grating coupler

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Local EPrints ID: 474950
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/474950
PURE UUID: e727fdb6-ae42-402f-abb9-a494da78ae7f
ORCID for James S. Wilkinson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4712-1697
ORCID for Michael Zervas: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0651-4059

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Date deposited: 07 Mar 2023 17:43
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 02:37

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Author: Zhen Liu
Author: Mohamed Ettabib
Author: Michael Zervas ORCID iD

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