Journal article
On-chip grating coupler array on the SOI platform for fan-in/fan-out of MCFs with low insertion loss and crosstalk
Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Nanophotonic Devices, Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark2
Ultra-fast Optical Communication, Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark3
Université de Rennes4
Diode Lasers and LED Systems, Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark5
NTT Corporation6
We report the design and fabrication of a compact multi-core fiber fan-in/fan-out using a grating coupler array on the SOI platform. The grating couplers are fully-etched, enabling the whole circuit to be fabricated in a single lithography and etching step. Thanks to the apodized design for the grating couplers and the introduction of an aluminum reflective mirror, a highest coupling efficiency of -3.8 dB with 3 dB coupling bandwidth of 48 nm and 1.5 dB bandwidth covering the whole C band, together with crosstalk lower than -32 dB are demonstrated. (C)2015 Optical Society of America
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2015 |
Pages: | 3292-3298 |
ISSN: | 10944087 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1364/OE.23.003292 |
ORCIDs: | Ding, Yunhong , Ou, Haiyan and Morioka, Toshio |