Automated Assembly of Duplex Fiber Connectors to Photonic Chips in Standard Microelectronic Tools

We demonstrate self-aligned assembly of LC-terminated fibers to chips in a manner compatible with standard microelectronics assembly lines. We show -1.5dB peak transmission to chip with 0.9dB penalty over a 100nm bandwidth and all polarization.

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