Title :
Two-dimensional, 37-channel, high-bandwidth, ultra-dense silicon photonics optical interface
Author :
Kopp, V.I. ; Park, Jongho ; Wlodawski, M.S. ; Hubner, E. ; Singer, J. ; Neugroschl, D. ; Genack, A.Z. ; Dumon, P. ; Van Campenhout, J. ; Absil, P.
Author_Institution :
Chiral Photonics, Pine Brook, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a hexagonal, monolithic optical fiber array matched to 37 vertical grating couplers with 40 μm pitch for a silicon photonics optical interface, with standard deviation of coupling across all channels of 0.7 dB.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; silicon; Si; hexagonal optical fiber array; high-bandwidth ultra-dense silicon photonics optical interface; monolithic optical fiber array; two-dimensional ultra-dense silicon photonics optical interface; vertical grating couplers; Arrays; Couplings; Optical coupling; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th5C.4