Photonic Packaging of Modules for Data Com and High Speed Internet Backbone

What is it about?

The advantage of optical fibers depends on its almost infinite transmission bandwidth, but still has strong disadvantages in the field of handling of the fibers and in the fiber-chip coupling, respectively. In this work the fiber chip coupling technology will be analyzed, while new coupling techniques and cost optimization basics are presented. Thus, at the beginning an overview of the technology drivers of optical communications systems will be discussed. Further on many examples of photonic packaging and interconnection technology are presented in depth. All actual adjustment and fixation techniques are focused.

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Why is it important?

A deeper analysis of the optical interconnection technology with basic theory of waveguide coupling and loss mechanisms concludes the introductory part of work. Then, an overview on the modular technology of major photonic compo-nents in the field of high-rate fiber-optic networks is presented, followed by the analysis of the fiber-chip coupling in these different applications.

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