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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2014
Imec Vzw, Leuven, BE;
Universiteit Ghent, Ghent, BE;
Shankar Kumar Selvaraja, Ghent, BE;
IMEC VZW, Leuven, BE;
Universiteit Gent, Ghent, BE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an integrated photonic device comprising a photonic substrate, and an integrated waveguide provided in or on this substrate. The waveguide is adapted for conducting radiation of a predetermined wavelength. The device further comprises a sub-wavelength grating optically connected to the waveguide, which provides a first periodic variation of the refractive index in at least one first spatial direction. The device also comprises a diffracting grating arranged over the sub-wavelength grating for coupling radiation of the predetermined wavelength in and/or out of the integrated waveguide via the sub-wavelength grating. The diffracting grating provides a second periodic variation of the refractive index in at least one second spatial direction. The first periodic variation has a first pitch that is less than half of the predetermined wavelength, while the second periodic variation has a second pitch that is at least half of the predetermined wavelength.