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Coupling to high-index waveguides via tapered microstructured optical fibre

Coupling to high-index waveguides via tapered microstructured optical fibre

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A novel method of coupling to high-index, small mode-field diameter, waveguides using free-standing tapered ‘grapefruit’ microstructured optical fibre pigtails with mode fields down to 1 µm is presented. 0.15 dB mode mismatch loss with chalcogenide rib waveguides is demonstrated, a reduction of more than 5 from high NA fibre, and it is shown that they can be used to butt-couple to silicon nanowires.

Inspec keywords: optical waveguides; rib waveguides; optical fibre couplers

Other keywords: high-index waveguides; waveguide coupling; 1 micron; small mode field diameter waveguides; butt-coupling; silicon nanowires; tapered microstructured optical fibre; microstructured optical fibre pigtails; 0.15 dB; chalcogenide rib waveguides; mode mismatch loss

Subjects: Fibre couplers and connectors; Optical waveguides; Optical waveguides and couplers; Fibre optics

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