Component · Photonics, MEMS & Sensors
V-groove fibre array
A silicon or glass block with precisely etched V-shaped grooves that hold a row of fibres on an exact pitch, so a whole ribbon can be aligned and glued to a photonic chip at once.
- Also known as
- FAU, Fibre array unit
- Type
- Component
- Domain
- Photonics, MEMS & Sensors, Photonic packaging
Notes
Standard pitches are 127 um and 250 um, matching ribbon fibre and typical chip edge-coupler spacing.
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