[TuH1] Polarization and Beam Shaping Components I

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[TuH1-4] Mode-preserving, 3D-printed taper between silicon photonic chip and rectangular core fiber

David Halfon¹, Ksenia Shukhin¹, Aleksei Kukin ¹, ○Dan M. Marom¹ (1.Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

Keywords:

Tapered and grating waveguides for optical coupling,Spatial division multiplexing (SDM) waveguide devices,Packaging technology of photonic devices

The design, optimization and implementation of a 3D-printed interposing taper waveguide for efficiently and mode-preservedly coupling to/from thick silicon four-mode, dual-polarization waveguide and rectangular-core optical fiber is reported, having low losses and excellent selectivity.