MPI offers a range of innovative, versatile, and efficient solutions in the field of silicon photonics. These systems deliver exceptional accuracy through advanced fiber optic and fiber array alignment options, and multiple measurement capabilities for O-O, O-E, E-O, and E-E device configurations.
The systems are compatible with various 150/200/300 mm manual and automated test stations, such as the TS150-AIT, TS200-THZ, TS200-IFE, TS300-AIT, TS300-IFE, TS2000-IFE, TS2000-SE, TS3000, TS3000-SE, TS3500 and TS3500-SE models.
MPI's SiPH solutions are designed to address typical silicon photonics testing challenges, including fiber integration for wafer-level testing, fiber-to-device alignment, wafer-to-fiber distance repeatability, fiber-to-wafer collision prevention, and integration into test executives. Possible configurations include fast multi-channel photonic alignment systems, manual or automated positioning options, and multi-temperature testing capabilities.
Applications :
MPI's SiPH series devices are used in various silicon photonics applications, including :
SiPH integration into the SENTIO® control software : The necessary optical alignment steps, such as the hexapod, are fully integrated into the SENTIO® test station control software. They are operated like any other automated positioner, including its additional alignment functions. In addition to being integrated into the multi-touch software, the hardware control panel supports the SiPH positioner type. This makes it easy to implement processes for reliable and repeatable optical measurements.
SENTIO® SmartFence™ : SENTIO® offers other useful features for measurements on silicon photonic devices. For example, the user is guided through the setup process with a dedicated wizard. And the integrated SmartFence™ feature allows safe and convenient manual fiber navigation without the risk of collision.
Fiber Type Management : The various fiber types are managed via the graphical user interface. This allows for convenient testing of a wide variety of silicon photonic devices. To facilitate the integration of SiPH functionality into test executives, MPI provides free sample scripts. These cover all the operations required for automated testing. Additionally, optical measurement equipment can be integrated to trigger actual measurements, such as IL or PDL measurements.
SiPH calibration area : All MPI SiPH systems include a silicon photonics calibration area. In this area, the fiber height is calibrated to enable repeatable fiber placement during chip-by-chip measurement. An optical power sensor measures the fiber output power to accurately determine the optical power delivered to the device under test.
MPI offers numerous manual and automatic configuration options to adapt to different test environments and usage constraints :