Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 20, Issue 9, 090501(2022)

Double-groove rectangular gratings for high-efficiency wideband vertical coupling in planar-integrated optical systems

Guoqing Ma1,2, Changhe Zhou1,2, Yongfang Xie3, Ge Jin3, Rongwei Zhu1,2, Jin Zhang1, Junjie Yu1,2、*, and Guohai Situ1,2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Laboratory of Information Optics and Optoelectronic Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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    Guoqing Ma, Changhe Zhou, Yongfang Xie, Ge Jin, Rongwei Zhu, Jin Zhang, Junjie Yu, Guohai Situ, "Double-groove rectangular gratings for high-efficiency wideband vertical coupling in planar-integrated optical systems," Chin.Opt.Lett. 20, 090501 (2022)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Diffraction, Gratings, and Holography

    Received: Jan. 16, 2022

    Accepted: May. 17, 2022

    Posted: May. 18, 2022

    Published Online: Jun. 16, 2022

    The Author Email: Junjie Yu (junjiey@siom.ac.cn), Guohai Situ (ghsitu@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202220.090501

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