PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUIT ACTIVE CONNECTOR

摘要

An assembly of waveguide wavelength multiplexers and demultiplexers, together with continuous wave (CW) laser transmitters that interface to grating couplers on a silicon photonics chip, providing CW sources, multiplexed output and optionally multiplexed input, all using a single photonic lightwave circuit (PLC).

主权项

1. A planar lightwave circuit (PLC) chip, comprising:
a demultiplexer structure having an input and a plurality of outputs, the demultiplexer structure configured to provide light on the input to the plurality of outputs on a wavelength selective basis; a multiplexer structure having a plurality of inputs and an output, the multiplexer structure configured to provide light on the plurality of inputs to the output on a wavelength selective basis; and a plurality of waveguides, each having waveguide inputs and waveguide outputs, the waveguide outputs optimized for transmission of light into a silicon photonics chip.