Optical coupling for Bragg reflector slow light waveguide using micro-corner mirror

Takayoshi Fujisawa; Ayumi Fuchida; Fumio Koyama

doi:10.1117/12.813412

6 February 2009 Optical coupling for Bragg reflector slow light waveguide using micro-corner mirror

Takayoshi Fujisawa, Ayumi Fuchida, Fumio Koyama

Proceedings Volume 7229, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XIII; 72290I (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.813412
Event: SPIE OPTO: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Slowing light has been attracting much interest for optical buffers, optical memories and so on. Slowing light also enables us to reduce the size of various optical devices. We have already proposed and demonstrated slow light devices with a Bragg reflector waveguide. An important issue is the coupling between conventional waveguides and slow light, since their mode fields and propagation constants are highly mismatched. In this paper, we propose a novel coupling method with a micro-corner-mirror coupler for a slow light waveguide. The numerical modeling is presented and prospects for monolithic integration of slow light devices are discussed.

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Takayoshi Fujisawa, Ayumi Fuchida, and Fumio Koyama "Optical coupling for Bragg reflector slow light waveguide using micro-corner mirror", Proc. SPIE 7229, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XIII, 72290I (6 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.813412

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