InP-based spotsize converter for integration with switching devices

被引:10
作者
Stulemeijer, J [1 ]
Bakker, AF
Moerman, I
Groen, FH
Smit, MK
机构
[1] BBV Software, NL-7521 PA Enschede, Netherlands
[2] State Univ Ghent, Dept Informat Technol, INTEC, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
[3] Delft Univ Technol, Fac Sci Appl, Res Grp Opt, NL-2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
关键词
integrated optics; optical communication; optical fiber connecting; optical waveguides; wavelength-division multiplexing;
D O I
10.1109/68.736400
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We have designed and fabricated an InGaAsP-InP based spotsize converter (SSC), which is compatible with the waveguide structure used in monolithic integrated ADM's and OXC's, In a first experiement, a total coupling loss to a cleaved fiber of 4.2 dB for TE and 3.9 dB for TM was realized with a 1.5-mm-long SSC. The l-dB alignment tolerances improved from 0.75 mu m to 2.4 and 2.2 mu m for the horizontal and vertical direction, respectively.
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页码:81 / 83
页数:3
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