Compact surface-normal coupled optical interconnects with wavelength-division-demultiplexing capability

Suning Tang; Ray T. Chen; Maggie M. Li; Srikanth Natarajan; Robert Mayer Jr.; Luke A. Graham

doi:10.1117/12.206299

5 April 1995 Compact surface-normal coupled optical interconnects with wavelength-division-demultiplexing capability

Suning Tang, Ray T. Chen, Maggie M. Li, Srikanth Natarajan, Robert Mayer Jr., Luke A. Graham

Proceedings Volume 2400, Optoelectronic Interconnects III; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206299
Event: Photonics West '95, 1995, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We present a novel surface-normal optical wavelength-division-demultiplexer (WDDM), working at 750, 770, 790, 810, 830 and 850 nm wavelengths. The device is based on an integration of a planar waveguide, a substrate waveguide and waveguide holograms. The unique optical in-plane to surface-normal conversion converts the difficult three spatial and three angular edge coupling problem into a planar surface one, resulting in a practical compact face-to-face packaging between the photodetector array and the demultiplexer. A six-channel wavelength-division-demultiplexer with equally spaced collinear surface-normal outputs are designed and demonstrated in a polymer-based planar waveguide in conjunction with holograms on a glass substrate.

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Suning Tang, Ray T. Chen, Maggie M. Li, Srikanth Natarajan, Robert Mayer Jr., and Luke A. Graham "Compact surface-normal coupled optical interconnects with wavelength-division-demultiplexing capability", Proc. SPIE 2400, Optoelectronic Interconnects III, (5 April 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206299

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