Optical coupling
AssigneeTeramount Ltd.
InventorsHesham Taha, Abraham Israel
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems and methods for optical coupling, optical integration, electro-optical coupling, and electro-optical packaging are described herein. Optical couplers may comprise various optical elements (e.g., mirrors as described herein) to relax optical assembly requirements and improve producibility. Optical couplers may improve fiber-to-chip, fiber-to-fiber and chip-to-chip optical connection. Optical couplers and optical components may be used to improve integration of, connection of, and/or packaging of optical systems and/or components with electrical systems and/or components.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a connector configured to facilitate coupling of light beams between an optical fiber and a photonic substrate, the connector comprising:
- a first optical focusing element configured to:
- interface the light beams with a second optical focusing element of the photonic substrate;
- and
- transform the light beams and facilitate multi-dimensional relaxed tolerances for alignment between the optical fiber and the photonic substrate.
A method comprising:
- configuring a connector to facilitate coupling of light beams between a waveguide and a photonic substrate and to facilitate multi-dimensional relaxed tolerances for alignment between the waveguide and the photonic substrate by:
- disposing a first optical focusing element on the connector;
- and
- configuring the first optical focusing element to:
- transform the light beams during the coupling of the light beams between the waveguide and the photonic substrate;
- and
- interface the light beams with a second optical focusing element, wherein the second optical focusing element is arranged on the photonic substrate.
A method comprising:
- facilitating multi-dimensional relaxed tolerances for alignment for coupling of light beams between a waveguide attached to a connector and a photonic substrate by:
- transforming, by a first optical focusing element, of the connector, the light beams;
- and
- interfacing the light beam between the first optical focusing element, of the connector, and a second optical focusing element, of the photonic substrate,
- wherein the first optical focusing element is vertically and horizontally distanced from the second optical focusing element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.