• DocumentCode
    2111786
  • Title

    Multichannel optical coupling to a silicon photonics chip using a single-step bonding process

  • Author

    Soganci, Ibrahim Murat ; La Porta, Antonio ; Offrein, Bert Jan

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Res. - Zurich, Rüschlikon, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    8-12 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    115
  • Lastpage
    116
  • Abstract
    We report on scalable bidirectional optical coupling between silicon-on-insulator waveguides and polymer waveguides. Coupling loss of 0.8 dB and ±2 μm misalignment loss of 0.3 (0.6) dB are measured at TM (TE) polarization states.
  • Keywords
    bonding processes; integrated optoelectronics; optical couplers; optical losses; optical polymers; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; Si; TE polarization state; TM polarization state; coupling loss; misalignment loss; multichannel optical coupling; polymer waveguides; scalable bidirectional optical coupling; silicon photonics chip; silicon-on-insulator waveguides; single-step bonding process; Couplers; Loss measurement; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Polymers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (IPC), 2013 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Bellevue, WA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1506-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPCon.2013.6656398
  • Filename
    6656398