Title :
Expanded application of silicon V-groove platform with silicon microlens
Author :
Uekawa, M. ; Shimura, D. ; Kotani, K. ; Maeno, Y. ; Sasaki, H. ; Takamori, T.
Author_Institution :
Oki Electr. Ind. Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We propose new silicon microlens for low-cost optical packaging, suitable for surface-mount technology with silicon V-groove platform. Efficient coupling of -3 dB between DFB-LD and single-mode fiber confirmed the feasibility of the concept to metro applications.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; microlenses; optical fabrication; optical fibre couplers; semiconductor lasers; silicon; surface mount technology; 3 dB; DFB-LD; Si; coupling efficiency; low-cost optical packaging; metro application; silicon V-groove platform; silicon microlens; single-mode fiber; surface-mount technology; Costs; Etching; Lenses; Microoptics; Optical coupling; Packaging; Productivity; Silicon; Surface-mount technology; US Department of Energy;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247500
