High-efficiency diffraction grating coupler for multimode optical interconnect

Janyce Franc; Nathalie Destouches; Danièle Blanc; Jean-Claude Pommier; Svetlen Tonchev; Geert Van Steenberge; Nina Hendrickx; Arndt Last; Olivier Parriaux

doi:10.1117/12.666710

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21 April 2006 High-efficiency diffraction grating coupler for multimode optical interconnect

Janyce Franc, Nathalie Destouches, Danièle Blanc, Jean-Claude Pommier, Svetlen Tonchev, Geert Van Steenberge, Nina Hendrickx, Arndt Last, Olivier Parriaux

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Proceedings Volume 6185, Micro-Optics, VCSELs, and Photonic Interconnects II: Fabrication, Packaging, and Integration; 61851F (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666710
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2006, Strasbourg, France

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The device presented in this paper is designed for coupling a free space optical wave under quasi-normal incidence in and out of a highly multimode waveguide with high efficiency. It uses two resonant diffraction gratings at the substrate-waveguide interface that are made of a shallow metal grating, covered with a high refractive index layer. It is shown that the resonant structure can theoretically diffract up to 90% of the incident energy in and out of the waveguiding layer. The geometrical parameters of the structure and the tolerances can easily be achieved by conventional technology means.

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Janyce Franc, Nathalie Destouches, Danièle Blanc, Jean-Claude Pommier, Svetlen Tonchev, Geert Van Steenberge, Nina Hendrickx, Arndt Last, and Olivier Parriaux "High-efficiency diffraction grating coupler for multimode optical interconnect", Proc. SPIE 6185, Micro-Optics, VCSELs, and Photonic Interconnects II: Fabrication, Packaging, and Integration, 61851F (21 April 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666710

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