Bragg grating, and spectroscopy device including the Bragg grating

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10012539-B2
Application number	US-201615208953-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2016
Priority date	Nov 26, 2015
Publication date	Jul 3, 2018
Grant date	Jul 3, 2018

Abstract

Provided are a Bragg grating and a spectroscopy device including the same. The Bragg grating is disposed at each of opposite ends of a resonator for reflecting light of a certain wavelength band and includes a core member extending from a waveguide of the resonator in a lengthwise direction of the waveguide; a plurality of first refractive members protruding from the core member and spaced apart from each other along the lengthwise direction; and a second refractive member filling spaces between the first refractive members and having a refractive index different from a refractive index of the first refractive members.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A Bragg grating disposed at each of opposite ends of a resonator for reflecting light of a certain wavelength band, the Bragg grating comprising:
a core member extending from a waveguide of the resonator in a lengthwise direction of the waveguide;
a plurality of first refractive members protruding from the core member and spaced apart from each other along the lengthwise direction; and
a second refractive member filling spaces between the first refractive members and having a refractive index different from a refractive index of the first refractive members,
wherein the second refractive member comprises a solid material, and
wherein a width of the waveguide is greater than a width of the core member and is less than widths of the plurality of first refractive members.

2. The Bragg grating of claim 1 , wherein the first refractive members protrude from opposite sides of the core member in a width direction of the core member.

3. The Bragg grating of claim 2 , wherein pitches between the first refractive members vary along the lengthwise direction.

4. The Bragg grating of claim 2 , wherein at least one of a width of the core member and protruding lengths of the first refractive members varies along the lengthwise direction.

5. The Bragg grating of claim 4 , wherein the width of the core member gradually reduces toward a center portion of the core member along the lengthwise direction.

6. The Bragg grating of claim 5 , wherein the protruding lengths of the first refractive members gradually increase toward the center portion of the core member along the lengthwise direction.

7. The Bragg grating of claim 1 , wherein the first refractive members face each other across the core member.

8. The Bragg grating of claim 1 , wherein each of the core member and the first refractive members comprises silicon nitride.

9. The Bragg grating of claim 8 , wherein the second refractive member comprises silicon oxide.

10. A spectrometer comprising:
a resonator; and
a Bragg grating disposed at each of opposite ends of the resonator and configured to reflect light of a certain wavelength band,
wherein the Bragg grating comprises:
a core member extending from a waveguide of the resonator in a lengthwise direction of the waveguide;
a plurality of first refractive members protruding from the core member and spaced apart from each other along the lengthwise direction; and
a second refractive member filling spaces between the plurality of first refractive members,

wherein the second refractive member comprises a solid material, and
wherein a width of the waveguide is greater than a width of the core member and is less than widths of the plurality of first refractive members.

11. The spectrometer of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of first refractive members protrude from opposite sides of the core member in a width direction of the core member.

12. The spectrometer of claim 11 , wherein pitches between the first refractive members vary along the lengthwise direction.

13. The spectrometer of claim 11 , wherein at least one of a width of the core member and protruding lengths of the first refractive members varies along the lengthwise direction.

14. The spectrometer of claim 13 , wherein the width of the core member gradually reduces toward a center portion of the core member along the lengthwise direction, and protruding lengths of the first refractive members gradually increase toward the center portion of the core member along the lengthwise direction.

15. The spectrometer of claim 10 , wherein the second refractive member covers the waveguide of the resonator, the core member, and the plurality of first refractive members.

16. A spectrometer comprising:
a resonator that extends to an end point on a longitudinal axis; and
a reflector disposed at the end point of the resonator, the reflector including a core member extending outwardly from the end point of the resonator on the longitudinal axis, a plurality of pairs of arms extending from the core member to be perpendicular to the core member, and a refractive member having a refractive index which is different from a refractive index of the core member and comprising a solid material,
wherein the plurality of pairs of arms are spaced apart from each other on the longitudinal axis by an interval, and
wherein a width of the resonator is greater than a width of the core member and is less than widths of the plurality of pairs of arms.

17. The spectrometer of claim 16 , wherein the interval decreases toward a center point of the core member on the longitudinal axis.

18. The spectrometer of claim 16 , wherein a span of the plurality of arms increases toward a center point of the core member on the longitudinal axis.

19. The spectrometer of claim 16 , wherein a pair among the plurality of pairs of arms comprises a first arm and a second arm,
the first arm extends from the core member in a first direction,
the second arm extends from the core member in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and
the first arm and the second arm are disposed at a same position of the core member on the longitudinal axis.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
• Imec Vzw

Inventors

• Kim Dongho
• Song Jeonghwan

Classifications

• G02B5/1861

  Reflection gratings characterised by their structure, e.g. step profile, contours of substrate or grooves, pitch variations, materials (G02B5/1809, G02B5/1828, G02B5/1833, G02B5/1838 and G02B5/1847 take precedence) · CPC title

• G02B6/124

  Geodesic lenses or integrated gratings · CPC title

• G02B6/29328

  Diffractive elements operating in reflection · CPC title

• G01J3/1895 Primary

  using fiber Bragg gratings or gratings integrated in a waveguide · CPC title

• G01J2003/1847

  Variable spacing · CPC title