Abstract

Fiber-chip edge couplers are extensively used in integrated silicon photonic for the coupling of light between optical fibers and planar silicon waveguide circuits. Here, we experimentally demonstrate three kinds of edge couplers with eased fabrication process, two fork shape, and one dual-trident SWG shape, based on Silicon-on-Insulator platform. A commercial lensed fiber with mode field diameter of 6 μm is used. The coupling performance and fabrication tolerance are theoretically analyzed and verified by 3D-FDTD simulation. The experimental results show that these edge couplers pose low coupling losses and large bandwidths simultaneously. At the wavelength of 1.55 μm, the coupling losses are 1.25 dB/facet, 1.49 dB/facet, 1.82 dB/facet for fork1, fork2, and dual-trident SWG couplers, respectively. The measured wavelength bandwidths in which the loss below 2 dB are 114 nm, 102 nm, 92 nm, respectively.

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