GRATING COUPLER, GRATING COUPLER ARRAY, IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM, OPTICAL SCANNER, AND LASER RADAR DEVICE
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a grating coupler which when arranged in an array form can increase integration density and facilitate mutual connection, a grating coupler array, an imaging optical system, an optical scanner, and a laser radar device.SOLUTION: The grating coupler comprises: an intr...
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Zusammenfassung: | PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a grating coupler which when arranged in an array form can increase integration density and facilitate mutual connection, a grating coupler array, an imaging optical system, an optical scanner, and a laser radar device.SOLUTION: The grating coupler comprises: an introduction waveguide 16 introducing light; a spot size conversion part 14 having a predetermined width end part connected to one end of the introduction waveguide 16, expanded in a substantially sector form from both ends of the end part, and expanding a spot size of light propagating through the introduction waveguide 16; a diffraction grating part 12 including a plurality of arc-like irregularities formed around a connection between the introduction waveguide 16 and the spot size conversion part 14 and concentrically along a circular arc part of the spot size conversion part 14. A substantially rectangular overall shape is provided by gradually increasing the length of the arc and then decreasing it.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
【課題】アレイ状に配置する場合において、集積密度を高くすると共に、相互の接続を容易にすることが可能なグレーティングカプラ、グレーティングカプラアレイ、結像光学系、光スキャナ、及びレーザレーダ装置を提供すること。【解決手段】光を導入させる導入導波路16と、導入導波路16の一端に所定の幅の端部が接続されると共に、端部の両端から略扇形形状に拡大され、かつ導入導波路16を伝播する光のスポットサイズを拡大するスポットサイズ変換部14と、導入導波路16とスポットサイズ変換部14との接続部分を中心としかつスポットサイズ変換部14の円弧部に沿って同心円状に形成された複数の円弧状の凹凸からなる回折格子部12と、を含み、円弧の長さが漸増した後漸減することにより全体の形状が略矩形形状を呈する。【選択図】図1 |
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