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Hybrid Photonic Integration: Components and Technologies

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This chapter introduces the background and the significance of the technology developed for the hybrid photonic integration. Two platforms are chosen as representative examples, i.e., the polymer motherboard integration platform (Polyboard) and the silicon nitride/silicon dioxide (TriPleX™) PLC platform. On these platforms, both the individual components and the hybrid integration technology have witnessed fast advancement in the last decade, complementing the well-established InP-monolithic platform and the silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platform by providing pragmatic, flexible and cost-effective solutions to various challenges in the photonic applications. Starting from the basic waveguides and related passive elements, the chapter goes on to discover the unique coupling/bonding methods with fibers, light sources and photo detectors. In the end, optical assemblies and modules are demonstrated in application areas covering Telecom, Datacom, microwave photonics and bio-medical sensing, wherein the technology for the hybrid photonic integration technology is well proven and validated.

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Zhang, Z., Leinse, A. (2017). Hybrid Photonic Integration: Components and Technologies. In: Venghaus, H., Grote, N. (eds) Fibre Optic Communication. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 161. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42367-8_13

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