Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.

Giannis Poulopoulos

Elad Mentovich

Paraskevas Bakopoulos

Itshak Kalifa

Dimitrios Kalavrouziotis

Sylvie Rockman

Anna Sandomirsky

Xin Yin

Geert Van Steenberge

Hercules Avramopoulos

An optical coupler and method of assembly are described that provide efficient coupling from the photonic integrated circuit (PIC) waveguide layer to external components, such as optical fibers, VCSELs, photodetectors, and gain blocks, among others. The optical coupler includes a PIC that can be supported by a printed circuit board, an optoelectronic transducer supported by the PIC that can convert between optical signals and corresponding electrical signals, and a coupled waveguide assembly. The coupled waveguide assembly includes a low-index waveguide, a high-index waveguide, and a reflective surface that changes a pathway of the optical signals to direct the optical signals from the optoelectronic transducer into the low-index waveguide or from the low-index waveguide into the optoelectronic transducer.

Method and apparatus for optical coupling of optical signals for a photonic integrated circuit

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Korydallos, Greece

Giannis Poulopoulos