Abstract
We propose a new stratified waveguide grating coupler (SWGC) to couple light from a fiber at normal incidence into a planar waveguide. SWGCs are designed to operate in the strong coupling regime without intermediate optics between the fiber and the waveguide. Two-dimensional finite-difference time-domain simulation in conjunction with microgenetic algorithm optimization shows that coupling efficiency is possible for fiber (core size of and ) to slab waveguide ( core and ) coupling. We show that the phase-matching and Bragg conditions are simultaneously satisfied through the fundamental leaky mode.
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