Title :
Hybrid integration of a laser diode with a planar silica waveguide
Author :
Jones, C.A. ; Cooper, Ken ; Nield, M.W. ; Rush, J.D. ; Collins, J.V. ; Fiddyment, P.J.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich
fDate :
2/3/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel technique is reported for automatically aligning a laser diode chip to a singlemode planar silica waveguide on a silicon motherboard. The technique involves only a minor modification to a standard laser. A loss of -14 dB was measured; the sources of this loss are analysed
Keywords :
integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical losses; optical waveguides; semiconductor lasers; silicon compounds; -14 dB; SiO2-Si; automatic alignment; hybrid integration; laser diode; laser diode chip; loss; planar silica waveguide; silicon motherboard; single mode planar SiO2 waveguide;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940161
