Mode Expansion Tapers via Inverse Design
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Morgan, Rachel; Cahoy, Kerri; Callahan, Patrick; Juodawlkis, Paul; Kharas, Dave; Mahony, Thomas; Maxson, Ryan; Medeiros, Alexander; Plant, Jason; West, Gavin; Swint, Reuel; Chiaverini, John; McConnell, Robert; Sorace-Agaskar, Cheryl
- Source
- 2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2023 Conference on. :1-2 May, 2023
- Subject
- Photonics and Electrooptics
Performance evaluation
Optical losses
Waveguide components
Shape
Design methodology
Wavelength measurement
Waveguide lasers
- Language
Compact, low-loss mode-expansion tapers for red light are demonstrated. Inverse design methods enable 50 μm long tapers from single-mode to 8- and 18 μm wide waveguides with measured losses of 0.05 and 1.05 dB/taper respectively.