Abstract:
Provided are an optical coupling device and a method for manufacturing the same. The optical coupling device includes a first waveguide including a first forward tapered part, a second waveguide disposed on the first waveguide and including a first reverse tapered part in a direction opposite to the first forward tapered part, and an interlayer waveguide disposed between the first and second waveguides and having a thickness corresponding to a distance between the first forward tapered part and the first reverse tapered part.
Abstract:
Provided is an optical coupler including a substrate, a buffer layer on the substrate, a ridge waveguide having a first side surface and a second side surface opposed to the first side surface, and a first waveguide disposed adjacent to the second side surface. The first waveguide includes a first body part and a first connecting part extending from one end of the first body part to be inserted in the ridge waveguide. The first connecting part has a width decreasing in the direction away from the second side surface, and the ridge waveguide includes an extension part extending under an upper surface of the buffer layer.
Abstract:
Provided is a wavelength division device. The wavelength division device includes input arrayed waveguides, an input circular grating coupler connected to one ends of the input arrayed waveguides and configured to refract first light having a plurality of wavelengths and output the refracted first light to each of the one ends of the input arrayed waveguides as plurality of second light, and an output star coupler connected to the other ends of the input arrayed waveguides and configured to receive the plurality of second light from the other ends of the input arrayed waveguides and output optical signals that are divided for each wavelength. The input circular grating coupler includes a plurality of circular gratings.
Abstract:
Provided is an optical modulator including an optical waveguide and an optical modulation part integrated on the optical waveguide that is clad in oxide silicon and has silicon as core by using a bulk silicon wafer in place of an silicon-on-insulator (SOI) used for a typical optical waveguide and optical modulator and using complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) and thermal oxide film formation processes, and a fabrication method thereof
Abstract:
An optical device module includes a substrate, an interlayer insulating layer on the substrate, an optical waveguide on the interlayer insulating layer, an optical device on the optical waveguide, and a prism disposed between the optical device and the optical waveguide. The prism has a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the optical waveguide.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an optical input/output device and an opto-electronic system including the same. The device includes a bulk silicon substrate, at least one vertical-input light detection element monolithically integrated on a portion of the bulk silicon substrate, and at least one vertical-output light source element monolithically integrated on another portion of the bulk silicon substrate adjacent to the vertical-input light detection element. The vertical-output light source element includes a III-V compound semiconductor light source active layer combined with the bulk silicon substrate by a wafer bonding method.
Abstract:
An optical receiver module may include a demultiplexer routing a plurality of multiplexed optical signals to different optical paths depending on their wavelengths, a photodetector provided spaced apart from the demultiplexer to convert the optical signals into electric signals, respectively, a pre-amplifier electrically connected to the photodetector to amplify intensities of the electric signals, a flexible printed circuit board including a first electrode layer, which is electrically connected to the pre-amplifier to transmit the electric signals to the external circuit, and a second electrode layer configured to supply a ground potential. The flexible printed circuit board are provided not to have any via hole between the first and second electrode layers.
Abstract:
A wavelength division multiplexer is disclosed. The wavelength division multiplexer may include an input waveguide, in which a plurality of Bragg gratings for separating multiplexed optical signals into respective optical signals are provided, and a plurality of output waveguides connected to the input waveguide and configured to receive the optical signals separated by the plurality of Bragg gratings. The plurality of Bragg gratings may include a first Bragg grating including first protrusions each having a first width, and a second Bragg grating including second protrusions each having a second width larger than the first width. Each of the first and second protrusions may include a curved side surface, to which a corresponding one of the optical signals is incident.
Abstract:
Provided is a method of fabricating a semiconductor laser. The method includes: providing a semiconductor substrate including a first region and a second region; forming a silicon single crystal layer in the second region of the semiconductor substrate by using a selective epitaxial growth process; forming an optical coupler by using the silicon single crystal layer; and forming a laser core structure including a germanium single crystal layer in the first region of the semiconductor substrate by using a selective epitaxial growth process.
Abstract:
Provided is an optical device including a first optical waveguide on one side of a substrate; a laser separated from the first optical waveguide and disposed on the other side of the substrate; and a first coupled waveguide between the laser and the first optical waveguide. The laser may be monolithically integrated on the substrate.