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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Xaverius Jacques Maria Leijtens, Eindhoven, NL;
Rui Manuel Lemos Álvares dos Santos, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/30 (2006.01); G02B 6/14 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/30 (2013.01); G02B 6/14 (2013.01); G02B 6/264 (2013.01); G02B 6/366 (2013.01); G02B 6/4274 (2013.01); G02B 6/305 (2013.01); G02B 6/368 (2013.01);
Abstract
Improved passive optical coupling to photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chips is provided. An interposer unit () having one or more flexible optical waveguide members () is employed. The flexible optical waveguide members are coupled to the PIC chip () via their tips. The PIC chip includes alignment features to facilitate lateral, vertical and longitudinal passive alignment of the flexible optical waveguide members to on-chip optical waveguides of the PIC.