Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01644, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Shi, Wei (Université Laval), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Silicon photonics is an enabling technology for large-scale photonic integration. There is a quickly growing_x000D_
number of silicon photonics users in Canadian universities and industry. One of the major changes in silicon_x000D_
photonics lies in the high insertion loss of fiber couplers due to the large mode mismatch between optical fiber_x000D_
and silicon waveguide. This is crucial as the fiber-to-chip coupling connects photonic integrated circuits to_x000D_
other devices and has significant impact on performance of the entire system. Grating-based surface couplers_x000D_
have been used for rapid prototyping of silicon photonic devices. However, they suffer from from high loss,_x000D_
narrow band and polarization dependancy. Many applications, such as telecommunications and optical_x000D_
interconnects in data centres, require edge couplers for broadband, polarization-insensitive operation so that the_x000D_
chip can be coupled to standard single-mode optical fibers for data transmission. This project is to develop a_x000D_
reliable design of low-loss edge coupler that will be of fundamental importance for integrated photonic_x000D_
systems, enabling new innovation opportunities and faster iterations. In conclusion, this project will contribute_x000D_
to Canada's leadership in photonics technology and potential economic benefits in a quickly growing market_x000D_
with great opportunities., program purpose french : Silicon photonics is an enabling technology for large-scale photonic integration. There is a quickly growing_x000D_
number of silicon photonics users in Canadian universities and industry. One of the major changes in silicon_x000D_
photonics lies in the high insertion loss of fiber couplers due to the large mode mismatch between optical fiber_x000D_
and silicon waveguide. This is crucial as the fiber-to-chip coupling connects photonic integrated circuits to_x000D_
other devices and has significant impact on performance of the entire system. Grating-based surface couplers_x000D_
have been used for rapid prototyping of silicon photonic devices. However, they suffer from from high loss,_x000D_
narrow band and polarization dependancy. Many applications, such as telecommunications and optical_x000D_
interconnects in data centres, require edge couplers for broadband, polarization-insensitive operation so that the_x000D_
chip can be coupled to standard single-mode optical fibers for data transmission. This project is to develop a_x000D_
reliable design of low-loss edge coupler that will be of fundamental importance for integrated photonic_x000D_
systems, enabling new innovation opportunities and faster iterations. In conclusion, this project will contribute_x000D_
to Canada's leadership in photonics technology and potential economic benefits in a quickly growing market_x000D_
with great opportunities., agreement title english : Fiber-to-chip couplers for silicon photonics rapid prototyping, agreement title french : Fiber-to-chip couplers for silicon photonics rapid prototyping, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-01-10, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada