| Authors: | J. Schrauwen, D. Van Thourhout, R. Baets | | Title: | Focused-ion-beam fabricated vertical fiber couplers on silicon-on-insulator | | Format: | International Journal | | Publication date: | 10/2006 | | Journal/Conference/Book: | Applied Physics Letters
| | Volume(Issue): | 89 p.141102 | | DOI: | 10.1063/1.2356311 | | Citations: | 20 (Dimensions.ai - last update: 24/11/2024)
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Abstract
Focused-ion-beam technology is a versatile micro- and nanostructuring tool, in which material is sputtered locally by a finely focused ion beam. But for photonic applications this process has the inherent inconvenience of generating optical losses due to ion induced damage. Process optimization is needed to reduce these losses. In this letter the authors present the focused-ion-beam fabrication of shallow gratings in silicon-on-insulator waveguides for the coupling of light to a vertically positioned fiber. Using Al2O3 as mask and I2 as selective etchant this resulted in a 24% fiber-to-chip coupling efficiency, which is comparable to similar devices fabricated with conventional etching techniques. Related Research Topics
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