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    • Photonics
    • Materials Science
    • Optical Engineering

    Background:

    • High packaging costs for integrated photonics hinder mass production.
    • Current fiber-to-chip packaging methods are complex and expensive.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a cost-effective, plug-and-play optical connector for integrated photonics.
    • To achieve passive mechanical and optical alignment for fiber-to-nanophotonic waveguide coupling.

    Main Methods:

    • Fabrication of a 3D polymer structure using 3D nanoprinting.
    • Co-design of mechanical and optical features for passive alignment.
    • Integration of the connector with foundry-fabricated diffraction grating couplers.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved passive alignment with tolerances beyond ±10 μm.
    • Measured an average excess coupling loss of only 0.05 dB.
    • Demonstrated a scalable solution for fiber-chip packaging in integrated photonics.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed plug-and-play connector offers a passive, low-loss solution for integrated photonics packaging.
    • This approach significantly reduces the cost and complexity of fiber-to-chip connections.
    • Enables scalable commercialization of integrated photonic devices.