Title :
Low cost integrated photonic systems
Author :
Bostock, R.M. ; Townsend, J.E. ; Jones, R. ; Jansen, R.-J.E. ; Moore, D.F.
Author_Institution :
Cambridge Consultants Ltd., UK
Abstract :
Integrated optics will be more widely exploited when the integration of building blocks is low cost, versatile and reliable. Interconnection between active and passive components is a critical part of building such devices. We have developed a proprietary method for achieving fully passive alignment of optical fibres to other critical components using standard Si processing technologies. It is therefore stable for low cost high volume manufacture. High yields and excellent stability over a wide range of environmental conditions have been demonstrated
Keywords :
integrated circuit reliability; integrated circuit technology; integrated optoelectronics; optical fabrication; optical fibre couplers; optical interconnections; photolithography; surface mount technology; thermal stability; Si; active components; building blocks; fully passive alignment; high yields; integrated optics; low cost; low cost high volume manufacture; low cost integrated photonic systems; of environmental conditions; optical fibre connecting; optical fibres; passive components; reliable; standard Si processing technologies; Connectors; Costs; Manufacturing; Optical design; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Stress;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.645415
