… processes, which enabled scalable surface-normal optical interfaces between the optical
fibers and PIC platforms [93], [94], [95]. In addition, polarization-diversity grating …

… coupling of guided light from a single-mode optical fiber to … conical tapered optical fibers that
are evanescently coupled over … , single-mode fiber-waveguide coupling efficiencies as high …

… , single mode fibre to fibre coupling is comparatively straightforward, in comparizon with IO
-… optics with permanent fiber pigtails and all demountable coupling to be fiber to fiber. Thus, …

… is such that the orthogonal polarizations in the optical fiber are coupled to essentially
identical polarizations (in our case TE) in two orthogonal waveguides. This 2-D grating structure, …

… aspect ratio of the fiber provide an inherently light-coupled substrate that is uniquely … an
optical fiber. Techniques discussed include self-assembly, numerous lithographies, through-fiber …

… (SMF), creating a highly efficient, robust and alignment-tolerant fiber-to-chip interface …
main coupling strategies being investigated are grating couplers [11] and edge couplers [12]…

… polarization controller [(FPC) Thorlabs FPC030) loaded with S630-HP optical fiber to ensure
preferential coupling to the fundamental TE-polarized diamond waveguide mode and TE-…

… coupling techniques with adiabatic tapers [2] have achieved highly efficient coupling between
optical fibers … The measured coupling loss per fiber-waveguide interface is thus only 1.2 …

… the light into a fiber. We use a very short grating with a large coupling strength, and the fiber
is buttcoupled to this grating.… and reflection at the waveguide grating interface are plotted. …

… at each side to interface with single mode optical fibers. Index matching fluid was applied
between the optical fiber facet and the diffraction grating to avoid reflections at the fiber facets. …