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Abstract
Grating couplers are one of the most basic integrated photonic structures. They have raised tremendous research interest due to their outstanding performance in compact nonmechanical beam steering. Here we propose a new compound period grating coupler formed by combining two grating structures with different periodicities. The new compound period grating coupler structure can couple the waveguide mode into two radiation modes with different angles. Therefore, the beam steering range is doubled due to the extra beam. We numerically demonstrate this idea, and a 26.20° steering range is observed within a wavelength tuning range of 1500 to 1600 nm. The compound period grating structure with a distributed Bragg reflector as the substrate is also numerically demonstrated, and its energy leakage to the substrate is highly suppressed. In addition, the investigation of fabrication tolerance shows that the new structure can be fabricated with the current CMOS technology.
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