Miniaturized optical benches process free-space light propagating in-plane with respect to
the substrate and have a large variety of applications, including the coupling of light through …

We report on the fabrication and experimental demonstration of optical mode size
transformation between standard single-mode fiber and 0.26 μm-thick Si-waveguide by …

We design a compact embedded metallic elliptical focus grating coupler based on gold or
silver that efficiently interconnects free space with silicon nitride waveguide at 632.8 nm …

Rapid development in integrated optoelectronic devices and quantum photonic
architectures creates a need for optical fiber to chip coupling with low losses. Here we …

We present a CMOS compatible mass manufacturable, compact Si/SiO_2 multilayer GRIN
lens mode size converter from standard single mode fiber to 300nm-thick Si waveguide. The …

A narrowband tunable transmission filter suitable for wavelength division multiplexing is
designed. The basic structure is a one-dimensional Fabry–Perot structure formed by layers …

Light-delivery system for heat-assisted magnetic recording consists of laser, waveguide, and
plasmonic near-field transducer (NFT). The overall efficiency of light-delivery system is …

The eigenmode expansion method is applied to discretize the stepped shine grating into a
binary shine grating. Various strategies that increase the directionality of the coupling …

Label-free photonic biosensors fabricated on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) can provide compact
size, high evanescent field strength at the silicon waveguide surface, and volume fabrication …

The combination of optogenetic modulation and electrical neural recording allows for the
interrogation of neural circuits with millisecond temporal resolution and cell type specificity …