On-board optics discussion: grating couplers tolerance and bandwidth
jwt0625 · x · 2026-08-22
Discussion on On-Board Optics (OBO), suggesting alignment tolerances might be misplaced and favoring grating couplers. It notes good edge couplers should have 0.4-0.6 dB loss and criticizes the lack of bandwidth discussion.
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