摘要:
A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chip comprising an array of modulated sources, each providing a modulated signal output at a channel wavelength different from the channel wavelength of other modulated sources and a wavelength selective combiner having an input optically coupled to received all the signal outputs from the modulated sources and provide a combined output signal on an output waveguide from the chip. The modulated sources, combiner and output waveguide are all integrated on the same chip.
摘要:
A method for reducing insertion loss in a transition region between a plurality of input or output waveguides to a free space coupler region in a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) includes the steps of forming a passivation layer over the waveguides and region and forming the passivation overlayer such that it monotonically increases in thickness through the transition region to the free space coupler region.
摘要:
Disclosed are apparatus and methods of reducing insertion loss, passivation, planarization and in-wafer testing of integrated optical components and in-wafer chips in photonic integrated circuits (PICs).
摘要:
A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chip comprising an array of modulated sources, each providing a modulated signal output at a channel wavelength different from the channel wavelength of other modulated sources and a wavelength selective combiner having an input optically coupled to received all the signal outputs from the modulated sources and provide a combined output signal on an output waveguide from the chip. The modulated sources, combiner and output waveguide are all integrated on the same chip.
摘要:
A method is disclosed for optimizing optical channel signal demultiplexing in a monolithic receiver photonic integrated circuit (RxPIC) chip by providing an integrated channel signal demultiplexing with multiple waveguide input verniers provided to an WDM signal demultiplexer. The RxPIC chip may optionally include an integrated amplifier in at least some of the waveguide input verniers. The RxPIC chip may be comprised of, in monolithic form, a plurality of optional semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) at the input of the chip to receive a WDM signal from an optical link which is provided along a plurality of waveguide input verniers to an integrated optical demultiplexer, such as, but not limited to, an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), as a WDM signal demultiplexer. Thus, optical outputs from the respective semiconductor laser amplifiers are provided as vernier inputs to the optical demultiplexer forming a plurality of input verniers at the input to the optical demultiplexer. One of the vernier inputs to the chip is selected for operation in the RxPIC chip that corresponds to an optimum performance in matching a WDM channel signal wavelength grid of the received WDM signal to a wavelength grid of the on-chip optical demultiplexer.
摘要:
A method for forming and apparatus comprising a free space coupler region having a plurality of optical waveguides coupled to the space coupler region at an interface region, the waveguides converging with one another to the interface region, and a trench formed between adjacent waveguides, the depth of the trench or trenches extending from an outer point to the interface region and monotonically decreasing in depth from the outer point to the interface region.
摘要:
A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chip comprising an array of modulated sources, each providing a modulated signal output at a channel wavelength different from the channel wavelength of other modulated sources and a wavelength selective combiner having an input optically coupled to received all the signal outputs from the modulated sources and provide a combined output signal on an output waveguide from the chip. The modulated sources, combiner and output waveguide are all integrated on the same chip.
摘要:
Cleaved grooves, also referred to herein as “cleave streets”, are formed exclusively in a wafer passivation layer overlaying a wafer to provide for correctly aligned and sharp cleaves prior to singulation of the wafer into separate die or chips. The deployment of cleave streets is applicable to both Group III–V-base wafers, such as InP-based wafers with photonic integrated circuits (PICs), and silicon-based wafers with integrated circuits where such wafers utilize a passivating layer
摘要:
An InP-based photonic integrated circuit (PIC) includes an optical passive element in the circuit with no bias current applied to such an element. A passivation cladding layer overlies a surface of the optical passive element where the passivation layer comprises benzocyclobutene polymer or BCB.