Method and system for optically coupling a waveguide and a fiber
US9268096B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/305
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical system includes a substrate and a first waveguide embedded on the substrate. The first waveguide has a first end. The optical system also includes an optical fiber optically coupled to the first waveguide and bounded to the substrate. The optical fiber has a first end with a flat portion forming a D-shaped cross section. The flat portion of the first end of the optical fiber is disposed adjacent to the first end of the first waveguide, thereby facilitating optical coupling between the first waveguide and the optical fiber.
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