Out-of-Plane Focusing Grating Couplers for Silicon Photonics Integration with Optical MRAM Technology

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Out-of-Plane Focusing Grating Couplers for Silicon Photonics Integration with Optical MRAM Technology. / Becker, Hanna Brigitte; Krückel, Clemens J. ; Van Thourhout, Dries; Heck, Martijn.

In: IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Vol. 26, No. 2, 8300408, 2020, p. 1-8.

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Becker, Hanna Brigitte ; Krückel, Clemens J. ; Van Thourhout, Dries ; Heck, Martijn. / Out-of-Plane Focusing Grating Couplers for Silicon Photonics Integration with Optical MRAM Technology. In: IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 2020 ; Vol. 26, No. 2. pp. 1-8.

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abstract = "We present the design methodology and experimental characterization of compact out-of-plane focusing grating couplers for integration with magnetoresistive random access memory technology. Focusing grating couplers have recently found attention as layer-couplers for photonic-electronic integration. The components we demonstrate are designed for a wavelength of 1550 nm, fabricated in a standard 220 nm SOI photonic platform and optimized given the fabrication restrictions for standard 193-nm UV lithography. For the first time, we extend the design based on the phase matching condition to a two-dimensional (2-D) grating design with two optical input ports. We further present the experimental characterization of the focusing behaviour by spatially probing the emitted beam with a tapered-and-lensed fiber and demonstrate the polarization controlling capabilities of the 2-D FGCs.",

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