INPLANE Photonics -

Integration on our PLC Platform:

Inplane maintains an aggressive IR&D program aimed at increasing the functionality, integration and manufacturability of our Photonic modules while addressing key customer concerns of size, weight, power, reliability and cost. No other PLC company can match the scope of Inplane's offerings today. The cell library of integrateable elements currently includes;

PLC Waveguide Elements

  • Erbium doped waveguides
  • Taps, WDM couplers, splitters, and filters
  • MUX and DEMUX
  • Thermo-optic switches and VOAs
  • On chip integration of different delta waveguides

    Micro-optic Element

  • V-block fiber array attachment
  • Integrated isolators and thin film filters

  • Active Component Elements

  • Integrated receiver or monitor PIN diodes
  • Integrated pump laser
  • Electrical strip lines on-chip
  • Component and Module Packaging

  • Monolithic and multi-chip OSAs
  • Epoxy and no-epoxy in optical
  • path attachment
  • Hermetic and non-hermetic packaging
  • Control electronics and firmware
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