Authors:	A. Mizutani, N. Ikeda, Y. Watanabe, N. Ozaki, Y. Takata, Y. Kitagawa, F. Van Laere, R. Baets, Y. Sugimoto, K. Asakawa
Title:	Planar focusing lens grating for vertical coupling on 2D photonic crystal slab waveguide
Format:	International Conference Proceedings
Publication date:	10/2006
Journal/Conference/Book:	2006 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings
Volume(Issue):	p.843-844
Location:	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DOI:	10.1109/leos.2006.279069
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Abstract

Planar focusing lens gratings are investigated in order to realize an efficient coupling from an
optical fiber to a two-dimensional photonic crystal slab waveguide. The optimal gratings exhibit the
calculated coupling efficiency of 34%.