Implementation of a graded-index medium by use of subwavelength structures with graded fill factor

Uriel Levy*, Maziar Nezhad, Hyo Chang Kim, Chia Ho Tsai, Lin Pang, Yeshaiahu Fainman

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Abstract

We present a novel configuration for the implementation of subwavelength-based graded-index devices. The proposed concept is based on the etching of one-dimensional subwavelength gratings into a high-index slab waveguide to achieve the desired effective index distribution. A graded-index profile can be achieved by gradually modifying the duty ratio of the grating along the horizontal axis, while the beam is confined in the vertical direction by the slab waveguide. On the basis of this concept, novel graded-index lenses and waveguides are both proposed and characterized numerically by use of finite-difference time-domain and finite-element analysis. The proposed devices can be used for guiding, imaging, optical signal processing, mode matching, coupling, and other applications while offering the intrinsic advantages of on-chip integration such as miniaturization, eliminating the need to align each component separately, and compatibility with standard microfabrication techniques for manufacturability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)724-733
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision
Volume22
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2005
Externally publishedYes

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