Unprecedented assembly tolerances
Photonic-plug utilizes Teramount “self-aligning optics” for 100 times better tolerance for connecting single-mode fibers to silicon photonic chips, compared to existing coupling techniques.
Large assembly tolerance is a key issue for enablement of large number of fibers connectivity through passive assembly protocols. In addition, it is crucial for enhancing thermal management capabilities.
XY tolerance of direct fiber coupling
Photonic-plug XY measured tolerance
100X improvement
Photonic-plug's measured X-tolerance (red) compared to direct fiber coupling tolerance. The Photonic-plug measured loss due to misplacement of up to 30μm is less than 0.5dB. Such tolerance allows for assembling large count port and detachable/re-workable connectivity for co-packaged optics.