Automatic-Alignment Fiber Optic Coupling System for Optimal Signal Transmission

Using the current method of characterizing waveguides manufactured for research in optical communications, it can take up to 8 hours to characterize the waveguides on a single silicon wafer. Using the automatic computer automation system developed, the characterization process has been reduced to less than an hour. After the silicon wafer containing the waveguides is manufactured, the waveguides must be evaluated to determine the optical characteristics of the various waveguides on the silicon wafer.