At a Glance
- HHI‘s μBench based on the hybrid integration platform PolyBoard enables the integration of micro-optical functions and elements on photonics integrated circuits (PICs).
Technical Background
HHI’s μBench demonstrates the capability and flexibility of hybrid photonic integration. Features as slots, U-grooves or vertical mirrors allows a hybrid integration of passive or active elements.
Typical passive elements to be integrated: SM fibers, GRIN lenses, crystals, λ/2 plates, λ/4 plates, PBS, thin film filters
Typical active elements to be integrated: lasers, photodiodes, modulators
Micro-medical structures such as U-grooves, slots and vertical mirrors allows for the integration of passive or active optical elements.
Features
Polymer-based photonic integration platform featuring:
- U-grooves:
F/C coupling, GRIN Lenses, free space sections for crystals - Slots:
Thin film elements as λ/2 plate, λ/4 plate, polarization beam splitter (PBS), filters - 45° mirrors:
PD/VCSEL coupling
Applications
- Telecom / datacom
- Quantum technology
- Microwave photonics
- Sensing and analytics
- Medical and life science
