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12 Fiber Photonic-Plug

A fiber connector product for assembly of optical fibers with silicon photonics chip.

The product is optimized for transceiver products.

Key Features

High assembly tolerance better than ±20µm / 1dB for assembling single-mode fiber ribbon to a silicon photonics chip.

Supports 12 fibers, silicon photonics packaging for transceiver products.

Uses passive assembly protocols and supports high volume packaging using standard semiconductors manufacturing and packaging flows.

Support passive assembly protocols and high volume packaging using standard semiconductor manufacturing and packaging flows.

Incorporates Photonic-Bump technology for seamless optical and electrical bumps.

Specifications

Parameter Current Property
Fiber Arrangement Fiber type Single Mode
Fiber ribbon 12
Pitch 250 µm
Fiber ribbon length 5 cm (Typical)
Fiber ribbon termination MPO (Typical), other connectors possible
Optical Characteristics Photonic-Plug Insertion Loss < 1 dB
Operating Frequencies O and C bands
Back Reflection < 45 dB
Footprint Photonic-Plug Dimensions (WxDxH) 4.0 x 3.9 x 1.0 mm
Photonic-Plug assembly on PIC Assembly method Passive assembly via machine vision
PIC Connectivity Adhesive (Direct Bonding)
Photonic-Plug assembly tolerances XY-Plane ±20 µm / 1 dB loss
Z-Plane ±10 µm / 1 dB loss
Rotation ±1 deg / 0.5 dB loss
Tilt ±2 mRad / 0.3 dB loss

Applications

Transceivers

Scalable fiber assembly for silicon photonics 400G, 800G, 1.6T, 3.2T transceivers