Photonics packaging services are provided by the EUROPRACTICE partner Tyndall.
For full detail, please explore Tyndall’s tutorial:
Fibre Only Coupling | |
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Suited to simple Si-PICs that do not have any integrated electrical components.
Allows users to perform flexible electrical probe-tests on a stable optical platform. | |
Two Single Fibres
(FOC-2S) | |
Available with either SM- or PM fibres, and terminated in FC-APC connectors.
Light-path with a loss of less than -20dB is needed across the PIC, or it will be impossible to package the PIC. | |
One-Fibre-Array
(FOC-1A) | |
Allows multiple user fibre-channels to be coupled to the Si-PIC.
Uses an optical-shunt between the first and last couplers on the PIC-side grating array.
There are options for either 8 or 14 user-channels on the PIC (corresponding to 10 and 16 channel fibre arrays with optical-shunt alignment).
Users may also choose a 250µm or 127µm pitch on the grating-array, and SMF or PMF fibres (both terminated in FC/APC connectors). | |
Two-Fibre-Array
(FOC-2A) | |
Symmetric application of 2x one-fibre-array FOCs.
Both fibre arrays are independently aligned using separate optical-shunts.
In principle, a user may specify different fibre types, user-channels, fibre-pitch for both arrays, but paired arrays are the most common configuration, and the pricing matrix here is for paired arrays.
Again, SMF and PMF fibre-arrays are terminated in FC-APC connectors. | |
Fully packaged modules
(FPMs) | |
This offers fibre- and optical- connectivity, as well as thermal stability.
They are based on the Tyndall-PCB module described in Section 2.6 of the guide notes, and offer users a low-cost “off the shelf” solution to a fully packaged device for demonstrations and prototyping.
FPMs allow for up to 20 DC connections to the Si-PIC and a range of single-fibre and fibre-array QPC options.
The integrated thermistor and TEC ensures thermal stability of the PIC, when connected to an external PID controller (not supplied with the module). | |
Two Single Fibres Option
(FPM-2S) | |
Available with either SM- or PM-fibres, and terminated in FC-APC connectors.
Up to 10 DC wire-bond connections can be made to the two opposite sides of the Si-PIC.
A 10kOhm thermistor is integrated in the Tyndall-PCB and a 3W TEC transfers heat from the PIC into the aluminium-body of the module. | |
One Fibre-Array Option
(FPM-1A) | |
Allows multiple user fibre-channels to be coupled to the Si-PIC.
As well as two sets of 10 DC wire-bond connections, and thermal management.
There are options for either 8 or 14 user channels on the PIC (corresponding to 10 and 16 channel fibre-arrays with optical-shunt alignment).
Users may also choose between a grating-array pitch of 250µm or 127µm, and SMF or PMF fibres. Both the SMF and PMF fibre-arrays are in FC/APC connectors.
Thermal management is provided by the integrated thermistor in the Tyndall-PCB and the 3W TEC, which couples heat from the PIC into the mechanical body of the module, for heat-sinking to the ambient. | |
Two Fibre-Arrays Option
(FPM-2A) | |
Allows for twice the optical connections of the FPM-1A option.
As well as two sets of 10 DC wire-bond connections, and thermal management.
Users can choose between a pair of fibre arrays offering 2 x 8 or 2 x 14 user-channels on the PIC (corresponding to pairs of 10 and 16 channel fibre arrays with optical-shunt alignment).
Users may also choose between a grating-array pitch of 250µm or 127µm, and SMF or PMF fibres. Both the SMF and PMF fibre-arrays are in FC/APC connectors. |