Title :
Fiber to silicon waveguide automated coupling driven by a transparent on-chip light monitor
Author :
Carminati, Marco ; Grillanda, Stefano ; Morichetti, Francesco ; Sala, S. ; Ciccarella, Pietro ; Bianchi, D. ; Ferrari, Giorgio ; Sampietro, Marco ; Melloni, A.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron., Inf. e Bioingegneria, Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
Single fiber to silicon waveguide automated coupling is demonstrated by using a fully CMOS-compatible transparent light probe integrated near the chip edge. Fast feedback-loop alignment (15 s) is achieved with no need for external photodetector.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; elemental semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; optical feedback; optical fibre couplers; silicon; CMOS-compatible transparent on-chip light monitor; Si; fast feedback-loop alignment; integrated optics; single-fiber-to-silicon waveguide automated coupling; time 15 s; Couplings; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Photonics; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2467-7
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2014.6886070
