Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 54, Issue 1, 0113001(2025)

Research on High Efficiency and High Compactness Vertical Silicon-based Grating Couplers

Ning DUAN1, Congcong LI1, Zhengnan YUAN2, Chenxi SHI1, Dingqi MA1, Pengfei CAO1、*, and Ge YAN3、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Information Science and Engineering,Lanzhou University,Lanzhou 730030,China
  • 2Lanzhou Institute of Space Technology Physics,Lanzhou 730030,China
  • 3Lanzhou Vacuum Equipment Co.,Ltd.,Lanzhou 730050,China
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    Ning DUAN, Congcong LI, Zhengnan YUAN, Chenxi SHI, Dingqi MA, Pengfei CAO, Ge YAN. Research on High Efficiency and High Compactness Vertical Silicon-based Grating Couplers[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2025, 54(1): 0113001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Integrated Optics

    Received: Jun. 27, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 2, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 5, 2025

    The Author Email: Pengfei CAO (caopf@lzu.edu.cn), Ge YAN (15193116115@139.com)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20255401.0113001

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