Micro Optical Elements

At a Glance

Micro optical elements for realizing optical functions on HHI‘s micro optical bench or other hybrid integration platforms.

Technical Background

  • GRIN lenses for generating
    • Parallel beams
    • Focussed beams
  • Free space optical elements
    • Isolators, circulators
    • NLO crystals
  • Thin Film Filter Elements
    • High-pass / low-pass filters
    • Polarization handling (PBS)

Applications

  • Quantum technology
    • QRNGs, BB84 transmitter
    • Squeezed and heralded light sources
    • DV-QKD / CV-QKD TRx
  • Laser technology
    • Isolators, circulators, NLO crystals
    • On-chip wavelength meters
    • λ/4 wave and λ/2 wave plates

 

Grin Lenses
Isolator
Thin Film Filter (TFF)
Micro optical bench PolyBoard