Arrayed waveguide collimators for integrating free-space optics on polymeric waveguide devices

作者:Shin Jin Soo; Lee Chang Hee; Shin Sang Yung; Huang Guang Hao; Chu Woo Sung; Oh Min Cheol*; Noh Young Ouk; Lee Hyung Jong
来源:Optics Express, 2014, 22(20): 23801-23806.
DOI:10.1364/OE.22.023801

摘要

Array-type optical devices are important for wavelength-division multiplexing optical communication system to achieve small footprint, mass production, and reliability. For fabricating transmitter module in an array configuration, it is difficult to achieve a passive alignment of isolator, collimating lens, and laser diode. To facilitate array isolator integration, a waveguide collimator is proposed in this work by using a low-contrast, large-core polymer waveguide. The diffraction of a guided mode propagating through a free-space region is suppressed by enlarging the guided mode. The fiber coupling loss due to the enlarged mode was overcome by incorporating an adiabatic taper structure. The excess loss of waveguide collimator including the loss through a 400-mu m free-propagation region was less than 1.0 dB.

  • 出版日期2014-10-6