Compact grating couplers between optical fibers and Silicon-on-Insulator photonic wire waveguides with 69% coupling efficiency

We present efficient, compact and broadband grating couplers in Silicon-on-Insulator, for coupling between single mode fiber and nanophotonic waveguides. By adding a gold bottom mirror, the coupling efficiency is increased to 69%.

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