Polymer micro-lenses as an long-coupling-distance interfacing layer in low-cost optical coupling solution between optical fibers and photonic integrated waveguide circuits

Authors

  • Andrzej Kaźmierczak Institute of Microelectronics and Optoelectronics Warsaw University of Technology
  • Mateusz Słowikowski Institute of Microelectronics and Optoelectronics, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warszawa, Poland CEZAMAT, Warsaw University of Technology, Poleczki 19, 02-822 Warsaw, Poland
  • Krystian Pavłov CEZAMAT, Warsaw University of Technology, Poleczki 19, 02-822 Warsaw, Poland
  • Maciej Filipiak CEZAMAT, Warsaw University of Technology, Poleczki 19, 02-822 Warsaw, Poland
  • Ryszard Piramidowicz Institute of Microelectronics and Optoelectronics, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warszawa, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4302/plp.v11i4.964

Abstract

We present a low-cost scheme for non-permanent optical signal coupling for prospective application in single use photonic integrated chips. The proposed scheme exploits the use of polymer kinoform microlenses. The feasibility of the proposed solution is demonstrated by the experimental investigation of the optical signal coupling from single mode optical fiber (SMF) to the test structure of SixNy integrated waveguide.

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2019-12-31

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A. Kaźmierczak, M. Słowikowski, K. Pavłov, M. Filipiak, and R. Piramidowicz, “Polymer micro-lenses as an long-coupling-distance interfacing layer in low-cost optical coupling solution between optical fibers and photonic integrated waveguide circuits”, Photonics Lett. Pol., vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 121–123, Dec. 2019.

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Vol. 11 No. 4 (2019)

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