Photonic Integration by Hybrid Silicon/Silica Waveguide Systems

Hybrid Photonic Crystal and Conventional Waveguide Structures

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Hybrid and Heterogeneous Photonic Integration

Silicon on ultra-low-loss waveguide photonic integration platform.

We demonstrate a novel integrated silicon and ultra-low-loss Si3N4 waveguide platform. Coupling between layers is achieved with (0.4 ± 0.2) dB of loss per transition and a 20 nm 3-dB bandwidth for one tapered coupler design and with (0.8 ± 0.2) dB of loss per transition and a 100 nm 3-dB bandwidth for another. The minimum propagation loss measured in the ultra-low-loss waveguides is 1.2 dB/m in...

Hybrid Photonic Integration on a Polymer Platform

To fulfill the functionality demands from the fast developing optical networks, a hybrid integration approach allows for combining the advantages of various material platforms. We have established a polymer-based hybrid integration platform (polyboard), which provides flexible optical input/ouptut interfaces (I/Os) that allow robust coupling of indium phosphide (InP)-based active components, pa...

Polymer Based Platform for Hybrid Photonic Integration

Integration Platform Session: The paper presents on overview of a polymer based hybrid integration platform developed at HHI. The crucial building blocks involved are described, and examples of recently developed components are given. Keywordspolymer waveguides; passive fiber coupling; ultrathin film elements; multiplexer; transceiver; PSK receivers; tunable laser