Abstract
We report on the optimization of a scalable optical interfacing approach for silicon photonics based on adiabatic optical coupling between tapered silicon waveguides and single-mode polymer waveguides. Different taper-designs and assembly methods were investigated to minimize the coupling loss for both polarizations. We could demonstrate very low coupling losses per interface down to < 1.0 dB for TE and < 0.5 dB for TM across the entire O-band. Moreover, first TE-measurements in the C-band with the same assembly and design showed even lower coupling losses below 0.5 dB.
© 2016 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
Antonio La Porta, Roger Dangel, Daniel Jubin, Folkert Horst, Norbert Meier, Daniel Chelladurai, Brandon W. Swatowski, Adam C. Tomasik, Kai Su, W. Ken Weidner, and Bert Jan Offrein
M2I.2 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2016
Bert J. Offrein
W3A.4 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2015
L. Schares, T. N. Huynh, M. G. Wood, R. Budd, F. Doany, D. Kuchta, N. Dupuis, B. G. Lee, C. L. Schow, M. Moehrle, A. Sigmund, W. Rehbein, T. Y. Liow, L. W. Luo, and G. Q. Lo
Th3F.5 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2016