Title :
Flexible optical probe for planar lightwave circuits testing
Author :
Zakariya, Abdullah J. ; Liu, Tao ; Martinez, Jose ; Panepucci, Roberto
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Florida Int. Univ., Miami, FL
Abstract :
A flexible optical probe that accomplishes wafer-level directional coupling of light into optical waveguides is investigated optically and mechanically. Unoptimized directional coupling efficiency of 4% was achieved into an S-shaped polymer test waveguide.
Keywords :
optical directional couplers; optical planar waveguides; optical testing; probes; S-shaped polymer test waveguide; directional coupling efficiency; flexible optical probe; optical waveguides; planar lightwave circuits; wafer-level directional coupling; Circuit testing; Coupling circuits; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical planar waveguides; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Probes; Programmable control; (060.4510) Optical communications; (120.3688) Lightwave analyzers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
