Fiber coupling technique on a waveguide
US8639073B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/124
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical coupling assembly for coupling light from an optical fiber including an angled tip into a planar waveguide via a waveguide coupling element is provided. In one embodiment, the optical fiber extends along the planar waveguide with the angled tip positioned such that light propagating in the optical fiber is coupled by the waveguide coupling element to propagate in the planar waveguide in counter propagation with respect to a fiber propagation direction. In another embodiment, the optical fiber includes a tapered peripheral portion tapering toward the angled tip and is disposed over the planar waveguide with the tapered peripheral portion extending therealong such that light propagating in the optical fiber is coupled to propagate in the planar waveguide with either forward or counter propagation. Embodiments of the present invention may be part of various photonic integrated circuits and may be manufactured more easily than known optical coupling assemblies.
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