Abstract: An apparatus includes a fiber-optic connector configured to be connected between one or more optical fibers having fiber cores and a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) including vertical-coupling elements. The fiber-optic connector includes a polarization beam splitter and a patterned birefringent plate. The polarization beam splitter splits an incident light beam from a fiber core into first and second beams having first and second polarizations, respectively. The patterned birefringent plate includes a first region (having a first optical birefringence) and a second region (having a second optical birefringence). The difference in the first and second optical birefringence is caused by (i) applying localized heating to the first region without applying localized heating to the second region to cause the first region to have a lower birefringence as compared to the second region, or (ii) applying different amounts of localized heating to the first and second regions to produce different birefringence.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a fiber-optic connector configured to be connected between one or more optical fibers having fiber cores and a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) including vertical-coupling elements. The fiber-optic connector includes a polarization beam splitter and a patterned birefringent plate. The polarization beam splitter splits an incident light beam from a fiber core into first and second beams having first and second polarizations, respectively. The patterned birefringent plate includes a first region (having a first optical birefringence) and a second region (having a second optical birefringence). The difference in the first and second optical birefringence is caused by (i) applying localized heating to the first region without applying localized heating to the second region to cause the first region to have a lower birefringence as compared to the second region, or (ii) applying different amounts of localized heating to the first and second regions to produce different birefringence.

Abstract: An integrated optoelectronic device includes a substrate which supports a passive waveguide for index-confining, in two transverse directions, and guiding, along a longitudinal direction, at least one optical mode. The devices further include a first charge transport layer for transporting charge carriers of a first conductivity type, a second charge transport layer for transporting charge carriers of a second conductivity type, opposite to the first conductivity type, and an active layer comprising a particulate film of solution-processable semiconductor nanocrystals. The active layer is arranged relative to the charge transport layers to form a diode junction. The active layer and the first and the second charge transport layer are further formed on the substrate such that they each overlap at least a portion of the waveguide in a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The active layer is evanescently coupled to the waveguide.

Abstract: A method of assembling an optical device including: providing a photonic integrated circuit including a plurality of vertical-coupling elements disposed along a main surface of the photonic integrated circuit; attaching an optical subassembly to the photonic integrated circuit; removably connecting a fiber connector to a ferrule frame, in which the fiber connector is attached to an array of optical fibers; aligning the ferrule frame to the optical subassembly using an active alignment process; and securely connecting the ferrule frame to the optical subassembly after the active alignment process.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a fiber-optic connector configured to be connected between one or more optical fibers having a plurality of fiber cores and a photonic integrated circuit including a plurality of vertical-coupling elements disposed along a main surface of the photonic integrated circuit. The fiber-optic connector includes a polarization beam splitter and a patterned birefringent plate. The polarization beam splitter is configured to split an incident light beam from a corresponding fiber core into a first beam having a first polarization and a second beam having a second polarization different from the first polarization. The patterned birefringent plate includes a first region and a second region, the first region has a first optical birefringence, the second region has a second optical birefringence that is different from the first optical birefringence.

Abstract: An optical hybrid lens comprises a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. A sub-wavelength grating lens is disposed on the first surface and comprises a plurality of posts. The plurality of posts is arranged on the first surface and the posts extend from the first surface. A refractive lens is arranged on the sub-wavelength grating lens at least partly enclosing the plurality of posts. Alternatively, the refractive lens is arranged on the second surface.

Abstract: An optical hybrid lens comprises a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. A sub-wavelength grating lens is disposed on the first surface and comprises a plurality of posts. The plurality of posts is arranged on the first surface and the posts extend from the first surface. A refractive lens is arranged on the sub-wavelength grating lens at least partly enclosing the plurality of posts. Alternatively, the refractive lens is arranged on the second surface.