OPTICAL COUPLING DEVICE WITH HOLOGRAPHIC DIFFRACTION STRUCTURE

Abstract

Optical coupling device (100) configured to optically couple a first optical guiding device (102) to a second optical guiding device (104), comprising at least one first optical input-output through which the first optical guiding device is intended to emit and / or receive a first light beam (103), and a second optical input-output through which the second optical guiding device is intended to receive and / or emit the first light beam, further comprising at least one holographic diffraction structure (108) configured to guide and adapt the first light beam between the first and second optical inputs-outputs of the optical coupling device. Figure for abstract: Figure 1.

Description

Title of the invention: OPTICAL COUPLING DEVICE WITH HOLOGRAPHIC DIFFRACTION STRUCTURE Technical field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of photonics, in particular integrated photonics, and is advantageously applied to achieve optical coupling between photonic circuits originating from different technologies, for example between a first photonic circuit based on silicon nitride and a second photonic circuit based on III-V materials. The invention can be used during the assembly of photonic chips on wafer or of photonic chips together, to achieve optical coupling between these elements. By way of example, the invention can be applied to at least one of the following applications: Lidar, quantum photonics, sensors, neuromorphic photonics. State of the prior art

[0002] Optical coupling in two photonic circuits (called "Photonic Integrated Circuit" in English, or PIC) is necessary when the two PICs cannot be manufactured jointly on the same wafer, or when an integration of the two PICs on the same wafer is too complex. This is for example the case between a PIC composed of III-V materials (with for example a substrate and an optical guide based on InP or AsGa) and a PIC composed of silicon (with for example a silicon substrate and an optical guide made of silicon or SiN). Such optical coupling can for example occur during the production of integrated optical systems with active components such as lasers, amplifiers or photodetectors. This optical coupling can be of the chip-to-chip, wafer-to-wafer or chip-to-wafer type.

[0003] Such optical coupling is also necessary to connect a PIC to an optical fiber whose modes have different dimensions. For example, the mode diameter of a silicon single-mode waveguide at X = 1550 nm is about 0.5 pm while that of a glass single-mode fiber at X = 1550 nm is about 10 pm. An optical coupling element providing optical matching between the waveguide and the fiber is necessary in this case. It is also common for the optical modes of the guides from two PICs to differ in size, geometry, and effective index. In order for light to pass from one PIC to the other while minimizing coupling losses, it is necessary to match, or modify, at least one of the two modes. This can be done via:

[0004] - conical elements (“tapers” in English) and / or of variable thickness allowing to reduce or broaden the modes of the transmitted light beams;

[0005] - intermediate guides, for example made of silicon and allowing the passage of a InP-based guide to a SiN-based guide;

[0006] - lenses, such as for example a converging lens arranged at the end of the fiber to reduce the mode diameter of the fiber and bring it closer to that of the waveguide to which the fiber is coupled;

[0007] - structured guides of the SWG type (“Sub-Wavelength Grating” in English) allowing to deconfine, or enlarge, the mode of the guide and bring it closer to that of a fiber to which the guide is coupled;

[0008] - coupling networks (“Grating Coupler” in English, or GC) which, via a "taper" and a change of direction, allow to adapt the size of the mode via the design of the GC;

[0009] - “Photonic Wire Bonding” in English, or PWB, consisting of creating, by nano 3D printing of polymer, a fiber achieving this adaptation;

[0010] - a MOB type device (“Micro-Optical Bench” in English) allowing, via a set of lens, prism, mirror and GC, to couple a laser into a waveguide.

[0011] In addition, optical coupling can be done:

[0012] - in “butt-coupling”, or “edge-coupling”, that is to say parallel to the axis of propagation of light, as is the case for example for a lens placed at the end of a fiber or for an SWG guide;

[0013] - of adiabatic type, or evanescent, vertically (with change of the plane in which the light propagates) or laterally (the directions of propagation before and after coupling being in the same plane), as is the case for example for a "taper".

[0014] Regardless of the type of optical coupling performed, significant alignment constraints must be respected. For example, in the case of assembling laser chips (for example of the VCSEL or laser bar type) on a silicon photonic wafer, the alignment must be done with a precision lower than the size of the optical mode, i.e. of the order of ± 0.2 to ± 2 pm depending on the type of guide and the wavelength. Guaranteeing such an alignment precision of less than 20 pm requires performing an active alignment requiring a measurement of the optical transmission, which is expensive. In addition, the time required for each alignment and bonding is long (of the order of a few seconds). Finally, the losses due to the difference in mode size and to the misalignment are typically of the order of several dB. Statement of the invention

[0015] An aim of the present invention is to propose an optical coupling solution which does not have the alignment constraints of the optical coupling solutions of the prior art, and which also limits the optical losses linked to optical coupling.

[0016] For this purpose, the present invention proposes an optical coupling device configured to optically couple a first optical guidance device to a second optical guidance device, comprising at least one first optical input-output through which the first optical guidance device is intended to emit and / or receive a first light beam, and a second optical input-output through which the second optical guidance device is intended to receive and / or emit the first light beam, characterized in that it further comprises at least one holographic diffraction structure configured to guide and adapt the first light beam between the first and second optical inputs-outputs of the optical coupling device.

[0017] The proposed optical coupling device makes it possible, thanks to the holographic diffraction structure ensuring the optical guidance and the adaptation of the light beam transmitted between the first and second optical inputs-outputs, to improve the compromise between the alignment precision required between the first and second optical guidance devices (which is less than that required with the solutions of the prior art), the cost of the optical coupling carried out between these optical guidance devices, the efficiency of the optical coupling and its complexity.

[0018] The holographic diffraction structure used in the optical coupling device makes it possible to couple modes of very different sizes, with almost any orientations and originating from optical guidance devices which are not precisely positioned and which may be separated from each other by a distance of several hundred microns, or even several millimeters.

[0019] The holographic diffraction structure makes it possible, for example, to compensate for differences between the optical modes of the two optical guidance devices without using an intermediate optical element.

[0020] When the first optical guiding device is intended to emit the first light beam, the second optical guiding device is intended to receive the first light beam via the optical coupling device. When the second optical guiding device is intended to emit the first light beam, the first optical guiding device is intended to receive the first light beam via the optical coupling device.

[0021] The optical guidance device emitting the first light beam may comprise a laser emissive element, for example a laser diode, configured to emit the first light beam towards the holographic diffraction structure.

[0022] The proposed optical coupling device can be advantageously used to optically couple a photonic circuit, produced in the form of an active chip, with a passive optical guiding device (for example an optical guide based on silicon or SiN).

[0023] In a first embodiment, the optical coupling device may be such that:

[0024] - the first optical guidance device is intended to emit and / or receive the first light beam at the first optical input-output of the optical coupling device in a first direction;

[0025] - the second optical guidance device is intended to receive and / or emit the first light beam at the second optical input-output of the optical coupling device in a second direction which is not parallel to the first direction and which crosses the first direction in the holographic diffraction structure;

[0026] - the holographic diffraction structure is representative of interferences intended to occur between the first light beam, when the latter is intended to be emitted in the first optical input-output of the optical coupling device in the first direction, and a second light beam intended to be focused on the second optical input-output of the optical coupling device parallel to the second direction and which crosses the first light beam in a region of the holographic diffraction structure.

[0027] In second and third embodiments, the optical coupling device may be such that:

[0028] - the first optical guidance device is intended to emit and / or receive the first light beam at the first optical input-output of the optical coupling device in a first direction;

[0029] - the second optical guidance device is intended to receive and / or emit the first light beam at the second optical input-output of the optical coupling device in a second direction;

[0030] and the holographic diffraction structure may comprise at least:

[0031] - a first region representative of first interferences intended to produce between the first light beam, when the latter is intended to be emitted in the first optical input-output of the optical coupling device in the first direction, and a second light beam intended to be emitted in a third direction which is not parallel to the first direction and which intersects the first light beam in the first region of the holographic diffraction structure;

[0032] - a second region, distinct from the first region and representative of second interference intended to occur between a third light beam intended to be emitted in the second optical input-output of the optical coupling device parallel to the second direction and a fourth light beam, corresponding to a conjugate light beam (according to the laws of optics) of the second beam light, intended to be emitted in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction and which crosses the third light beam in the second region of the holographic diffraction structure, the second and fourth light beams being conjugated according to the laws of optics.

[0033] Compared to the first embodiment, the holographic diffraction structure is here formed of first and second distinct regions, which makes it possible to achieve more complex guiding of the first light beam, in particular when the first and second directions are not in the same plane.

[0034] In the second embodiment, the holographic diffraction structure may be formed in a single portion of material.

[0035] In the third embodiment, the first region of the holographic diffraction structure may be formed in a first portion of material, and the second region of the holographic diffraction structure may be formed in a second portion of material distinct from the first portion of material. Having a holographic diffraction structure comprising distinct regions formed in distinct portions of material makes it possible to apply a modular approach for the realization of the optical coupling device, i.e. to realize different parts of the optical coupling device independently of each other before assembling them to obtain the optical coupling device.

[0036] The portion(s) of material including the holographic diffraction structure may comprise at least one photopolymer or silver halide. The use of photopolymer for producing the holographic diffraction structure is particularly advantageous because, during the production of the optical coupling device, it is possible to easily record the interference occurring within the photopolymer and which is representative of the optical guidance and adaptation to be carried out by the holographic diffraction structure.

[0037] When the portion(s) of material including the holographic diffraction structure comprise at least one photopolymer, the optical coupling device may further comprise at least one layer of oxygen-tight material covering the portion(s) of material including the holographic diffraction structure.

[0038] The invention also relates to an optical system comprising at least:

[0039] - an optical coupling device as described above;

[0040] - a first optical guidance device intended to emit and / or receive a first light beam and optically coupled to the first optical input-output of the optical coupling device;

[0041] - a second optical guidance device intended to receive and / or emit the first light beam and optically coupled to the second input-output of the optical coupling device.

[0042] Advantageously, the optical system may be such that:

[0043] - the first optical guidance device comprises two first inputs-outputs separate guides and optically coupled to the first optical input-output of the optical coupling device;

[0044] - the second optical guidance device comprises two second inputs- separate guide outputs optically coupled to the second optical input-output of the optical coupling device.

[0045] Thus, each of the first and second optical guidance devices may comprise two separate optical guides, one used for producing the holographic diffraction structure and the other used during use of the optical system after its production.

[0046] When the optical coupling device comprises the characteristics of the first embodiment previously described, the optical system may be such that:

[0047] - the first and second optical guidance devices correspond to two photonic circuits, or a photonic circuit and at least one optical fiber;

[0048] - the optical coupling device and the first and second guiding devices optical are arranged on the same substrate.

[0049] When the optical coupling device comprises the characteristics of the second embodiment previously described, the optical system may be such that:

[0050] - the first optical guidance device corresponds to a photonic circuit;

[0051] - the second optical guide device comprises an optical guide included in a substrate;

[0052] - the optical coupling device and the photonic circuit are arranged on the substrate.

[0053] At least one of the first and second optical guidance devices may comprise a light emitting element.

[0054] The invention also relates to a method for producing an optical coupling device configured to optically couple a first optical guidance device to a second optical guidance device, comprising at least one embodiment of a holographic diffraction structure configured to guide and adapt a first light beam between first and second optical inputs-outputs of the optical coupling device, the first light beam being intended to be emitted and / or received by the first optical guidance device via the first optical input-output, and being intended to be received and / or emitted by the second optical guidance device via the second optical input-output.

[0055] The invention also relates to a method for producing an optical system, comprising at least:

[0056] - production of a first optical guidance device intended to emit and / or receiving a first light beam, and a second optical guiding device intended to receive and / or emit the first light beam;

[0057] - production of an optical coupling device by implementing the method described above.

[0058] In a first embodiment, the first and second optical guiding devices can be produced on a substrate such as:

[0059] - the first optical guidance device is intended to emit and / or receive the first light beam in a first direction, and that

[0060] - the second optical guidance device is intended to receive and / or emit the first light beam in a second direction which is not parallel to the first direction and which is intended to cross the first direction in a region of the holographic diffraction structure of the optical coupling device,

[0061] and the holographic diffraction structure can be realized by implementing the following steps:

[0062] - deposition of a layer of holographic material on at least one region of the substrate at which the holographic diffraction structure is intended to be produced;

[0063] - emission of a first writing light beam by the first device of optical guidance in the first direction, and a second writing light beam parallel to the second direction, focused on the second optical guidance device and crossing the first writing light beam in a part of the layer of holographic material intended to form said region of the holographic diffraction structure, forming the holographic diffraction structure which is representative of the interference produced between the first and second writing light beams, the first and second writing light beams coming from the same optical source.

[0064] The optical source from which the first and second writing light beams originate is chosen such that it is sufficiently coherent to develop an interference pattern in the volume of holographic material necessary for recording the holographic diffraction structure.

[0065] Throughout the document, a holographic material designates a photosensitive material whose characteristics allow the recording of a volume interference pattern between two light beams. Such a holographic material corresponds for example to a photopolymer or silver halide.

[0066] In a second embodiment, the first and second optical guidance devices can be made such that:

[0067] - the first optical guidance device is arranged on a substrate and is intended to emit and / or receive the first light beam in a first direction, and that

[0068] - the second optical guiding device is formed in the substrate and is intended to receive and / or emit the first light beam in a second direction,

[0069] and the holographic diffraction structure can be produced by implementing the following steps:

[0070] - deposition of a layer of holographic material on at least one region of the substrate at which the holographic diffraction structure is intended to be produced;

[0071] - emission of a first writing light beam by the first device of optical guidance along the first direction, and a second writing light beam along a third direction which is not parallel to the first direction and which intersects the first writing light beam in a first region of the holographic diffraction structure which is representative of the interference produced between the first and second writing light beams;

[0072] - emission of a third writing light beam by the second device of optical guidance parallel to the second direction, and of a fourth writing light beam, corresponding to a conjugate light beam (in the optical sense) of the second writing light beam, in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction and which intersects the third writing light beam in a second region of the holographic diffraction structure which is representative of the interference produced between the third and fourth writing light beams.

[0073] In a third embodiment, the first and second optical guidance devices can be made such that:

[0074] - the first optical guidance device is arranged on a first substrate capable of be crossed by the first light beam and is intended to emit and / or receive the first light beam in a first direction, and that

[0075] - the second optical guiding device is formed in a second substrate capable of being crossed by the first light beam and is intended to receive and / or emit the first light beam in a second direction,

[0076] and the holographic diffraction structure can be obtained by implementing the following steps:

[0077] - deposition of a first layer of holographic material on at least one region of the first substrate at which a first region of the holographic diffraction structure is intended to be produced, then emission of a first writing light beam by the first optical guiding device in the first direction, and of a second writing light beam in a third direction which is not parallel to the first direction and which crosses the first beam writing light in the first region of the holographic diffraction structure which is representative of the interference produced between the first and second writing light beams, forming a first part of the optical system;

[0078] - deposition of a second layer of holographic material on at least one region of the second substrate at which a second region of the holographic diffraction structure is intended to be produced, then emission of a third writing light beam by the second optical guiding device parallel to the second direction, and of a fourth writing light beam, corresponding to a conjugate light beam of the second writing light beam, in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction and which intersects the third writing light beam in the second region of the holographic diffraction structure which is representative of the interference produced between the third and fourth writing light beams, forming a second part of the optical system;

[0079] - assembly of the first and second parts of the optical system.

[0080] Whatever the embodiment, the method may further comprise, between the production of the first and second optical guide devices and the production of the holographic diffraction structure, a step of aligning and adjusting the writing light beams implemented using adjusting light beams preserving the physical properties (in particular not causing any modification of the refractive index structure of the holographic material) of the layer(s) of holographic material used for producing the holographic diffraction structure.

[0081] Throughout the document, the term "on" is used without distinction of the orientation in space of the element to which this term relates. For example, in the characteristic "on a face of the first substrate", this face of the first substrate is not necessarily oriented upwards but can correspond to a face oriented in any direction. Furthermore, the arrangement of a first element on a second element must be understood as being able to correspond to the arrangement of the first element directly against the second element, without any intermediate element between the first and second elements, or as being able to correspond to the arrangement of the first element on the second element with one or more intermediate elements arranged between the first and second elements. Brief description of the drawings

[0082] The present invention will be better understood upon reading the description of exemplary embodiments given purely for informational purposes and in no way limiting, by making reference to the attached drawings in which:

[0083] - [Fig.l] represents an example of embodiment of an optical system, object of the present invention, comprising an optical coupling device, also the subject of the present invention, according to a first embodiment;

[0084] - [Fig.2] to [Fig.5] represent the steps of a method for producing a system optical, object of the present invention, comprising an optical coupling device, also object of the present invention, according to the first embodiment;

[0085] - [Fig.6] schematically represents an operation of an optical system, object of the present invention, comprising an optical coupling device, also object of the present invention, according to the first embodiment;

[0086] - [Fig.7] represents an example of the embodiment of an optical system, the subject of the present invention, comprising an optical coupling device, also the subject of the present invention, according to a second embodiment;

[0087] - [Fig.8] to [Fig. 18] represent the steps of a method for producing a optical system, object of the present invention, comprising an optical coupling device, also object of the present invention, according to the second embodiment;

[0088] - [Fig. 19] represents a variant of substrate which can be used for the production of an optical system, object of the present invention, comprising an optical coupling device, also object of the present invention, according to the second embodiment;

[0089] - [Fig.20] represents an example of the embodiment of an optical system, the subject of the present invention, comprising an optical coupling device, also the subject of the present invention, according to a third embodiment;

[0090] - [Fig.21] and [Fig.22] represent parts of an exemplary embodiment of a optical system, object of the present invention, comprising an optical coupling device, also object of the present invention, according to the third embodiment;

[0091] - [Fig.23] schematically represents the light beams used to define the light diffraction structure of the optical coupling device according to the second embodiment.

[0092] Identical, similar or equivalent parts of the different figures described below bear the same numerical references so as to facilitate the transition from one figure to another.

[0093] The different parts represented in the figures are not necessarily on a uniform scale, in order to make the figures more readable.

[0094] The different possibilities (variants and embodiments) must be understood as not being mutually exclusive and can be combined with each other.

[0095] Detailed description of particular embodiments

[0096] The general operating principle of the optical coupling device according to the invention is first explained below.

[0097] The proposed optical coupling device comprises a holographic diffraction structure corresponding to a portion of material in which a complex 3D diffraction structure is recorded, in a large volume on the scale of the resolution of the structure. For example, the pattern resolution in this holographic diffraction structure may be less than 10 nm, over a material thickness of between 10 μm and 100 μm. This holographic diffraction structure provides optical coupling between a first optical guidance device, for example from which a first light beam is emitted, and a second optical guidance device, for example intended to receive this first light beam.Alternatively, it is also possible for this same holographic diffraction structure to provide optical coupling between the first and second optical guidance devices and to enable the first light beam to be sent to the input of the first optical guidance device when it is emitted from the second optical guidance device.

[0098] The holographic diffraction structure is representative of interference occurring between at least two light beams, one called the object beam and corresponding for example to a beam emitted from the first optical guidance device, and the other called the reference beam and corresponding for example to a beam collimated on an input of the second optical guidance device. These two beams are represented by fields EObj and ERef. The superposition of the two fields EObj and ERef results in a total field ETot defined by the following relation:

[0099] ^Tot ~ E()bj + ^Ref (1)

[0100] The holographic diffraction structure comprises an optical index structure reproducing the intensity figure ITot of the total field ETot which can be expressed by the following relation:

[0101] ITot—\EObj\ + 1 +EOb]x.ERef +ERefXEObj (2)

[0102] with fields Eobj* and E^f* corresponding respectively to the conjugate object field and to the conjugate reference field.

[0103] The last two crossed terms of equation (2) above are those carrying the interference pattern of the object beam with the reference beam. For example, if the wavelengths of the object beam and the reference beam belong to the visible range, and if the beams are counter-propagating, the pitch of the fringes obtained can be close to 200 nm. If the beams are co-propagating and form an angle close to 30°, the pitch of the fringes obtained can be close to 1 pm.

[0104] Equation (2) above shows that the object beam can be regenerated if the holographic diffraction structure, called H, is illuminated with the reference beam:

[0105] H x ERef - (Eohj x E^f') x ERef = Eob, O)

[0106] Similarly, it is possible to generate the different components of the writing beams used to produce the holographic diffraction structure (beams described in more detail later in the description of the method for producing the optical coupling device) by illuminating the holographic diffraction structure with the appropriate beams. For example, illuminating the holographic diffraction structure with the conjugate light beam of the object beam makes it possible to generate the conjugate reference beam. This can be expressed by the following equation:

[0107] H xEob;^ xEob; = ERef"W

[0108] The notion of a complex conjugate field can be described by the following equations which involve an amplitude and phase term:

[0109] E( / ) =EÂ(r) (5) [0H0] £(r)* = E4(7)x^)(6) [YES] with EA ( r ) corresponding to the amplitude of the field E ( r ) and ) corresponding to the phase of the field E(7).

[0112] As the phase term Eq> concerns the propagation of waves in optics, the conjugation of the field of a wave generally results in the inversion of the direction of propagation of this wave. Thus, the conjugation of a divergent wave generates a convergent wave.

[0113] The holographic diffraction structure produced here makes it possible to simultaneously fulfill two optical functions: directing the light beam received by the holographic diffraction structure from one of the two optical guidance devices towards the propagation axis of the other of the two optical guidance devices intended to receive this light beam, as would do for example a deflecting mirror, and optically shaping, or adapting, the light beam to focus it on the optical guidance device intended to receive the light beam at the input, as would do for example an assembly of a symmetrical system comprising prisms and cylindrical lenses.

[0114] An exemplary embodiment of the optical coupling device, bearing the reference number 100, according to a first embodiment is described below in connection with [Fig.l].

[0115] The optical coupling device 100 is configured to optically couple a first optical guiding device 102 to a second optical guiding device 104. The optical system comprising the optical coupling device 100, the first optical guidance device 102 and the second optical guidance device 104 is designated by the reference 1000.

[0116] The optical coupling device 100 comprises at least a first optical input-output through which the first optical guiding device 102 is intended to emit and / or receive a first light beam (emission of a first light beam 103 in the example of [Fig.l]), and a second optical input-output through which the second optical guiding device 104 is intended to receive and / or emit the first light beam (reception of the first light beam 103 in the example of [Fig.l]). The optical coupling device 100 comprises a layer of so-called “holographic” material 106, i.e. a material in which a holographic diffraction structure 108 is formed, configured to guide and adapt the first light beam 103 from one of the first and second optical inputs-outputs of the optical coupling device 100 to the other of these first and second inputs-outputs.

[0117] In the example of [Fig.l], the first and second optical guidance devices 102, 104 and the layer 106 are arranged on the same substrate 109. Furthermore, in the example described, one of the first and second optical guidance devices 102, 104 comprises a light-emitting element. For example, the first optical guidance device 102 may correspond to a first photonic circuit produced in the form of a laser chip based on III-V material and emitting the first light beam 103, and the second optical guidance device 104 may correspond to a second photonic circuit produced in the form of an optical guidance chip based on SiN.

[0118] In the embodiment shown in [Fig.l], the first optical guiding device 102 comprises two separate optical guides 110, 112. The first optical guiding device 102 comprises two guide inputs / outputs 114, 116, each associated with one of the two optical guides 110, 112. The two guide inputs / outputs 114, 116 are optically coupled to the first optical input / output of the optical coupling device 100 which is formed by the material of the layer 106 arranged against these two guide inputs / outputs 114, 116. Similarly, the second optical guiding device 104 comprises two separate optical guides 118, 120 and two guide inputs / outputs 122, 124 each associated with one of the two optical guides 118, 120.The two guide inputs-outputs 122, 124 are optically coupled to the second optical input-output of the device 100 which is formed by the material of the layer 106 disposed against these two guide inputs-outputs 122, 124. The two inputs-outputs 114 and 122 are positioned so that the first light beam 103 is coupled from one to the other of these inputs-outputs 114, 122 when the holographic structure is recorded using the inputs-outputs 116, 124. On . the example of [Fig.l], the distance between the first optical guiding device 102 and the holographic diffraction structure 108 is equal to that between the second optical guiding device 104 and the holographic diffraction structure 108.

[0119] The optical guides 110 and 122, called for example operation guides, are intended to be used when the optical system 1000 is used to transmit the first light beam 103 from one to the other of the optical guide devices 102, 104, and the optical guides 112, 120, called for example writing guides, are intended to be used during the production of the optical coupling device 100 (which will be detailed later). [Fig.l] represents the optical system 1000 when it is used to transmit the first light beam 103 from the first guide input-output 114 of the first optical guide device 102, the first emitted light beam 103 then being guided and focused by the holographic diffraction structure 108 onto the first guide input-output 122 of the second optical guide device 104.

[0120] Within each of the first and second optical guiding devices 102, 104, the value of the distance g between the writing guide and the operating guide is advantageously such that g > 2.X, with / . corresponding to the wavelength of the first light beam 103 transmitted during operation of the optical system 1000, in order to avoid crosstalk between the writing guide and the operating guide of each optical guiding device. For example, the distance g may be equal to 2 pm. Advantageously, the value of the distance g is also much smaller than the dimensions of the first light beam 103 received at the holographic diffraction structure 108 (for example of the order of one or several hundred microns, i.e. such that g « A(P.dim / o, with A(P corresponding to the divergence in radians of the first light beam 103 in the xy plane visible in [Fig.l] (plane including the direction of emission of the first light beam 103 by the first optical guiding device 102, called first direction, and perpendicular to the main plane of the optical system 1000), and dho / o corresponding to the distance between the laser guiding input-output by which the first light beam 103 is emitted and the holographic diffraction structure 108. The minimum value of the distance d / mio can be defined as a function of the dimensions of the optical guiding devices 102, 104 to ensure access to the writing guide 124 of the second optical guiding device 104.

[0121] Alternatively, it is possible for the first optical guiding device 102 and / or the second optical guiding device 104 to comprise only one optical guide serving both when using the optical system 1000 to transmit a light beam from one optical guiding device to the other, and when producing the optical system 1000 to transmit the writing light beams.

[0122] In the first embodiment, the first optical guiding device 102 is intended to emit and / or receive the first light beam 103 at the first optical input-output of the optical coupling device 100 in a first direction (parallel to the X axis in [Fig.l]). In addition, the second optical guiding device 104 is intended to receive and / or emit the first light beam 103 at the second optical input-output of the optical coupling device 100 in a second direction (parallel to the Y axis in [Fig.l]) which is not parallel to the first direction and which intersects the first direction in the holographic diffraction structure 108. In the example of [Fig.l], the first light beam 103 exiting the first optical guiding device 102 is divergent. Furthermore, in the example of [Fig.l], the angle formed between the first and second directions is 90°, the value of this angle may however be different from 90°.

[0123] The holographic diffraction structure 108 is representative of interference intended to occur between the first light beam 103 when it is emitted into the first optical input-output of the optical coupling device 100 in the first direction and a second light beam focused on the second optical input-output of the optical coupling device 100 in a third direction opposite to the second direction and which intersects the first light beam 103 in a region of the holographic diffraction structure 108. This second light beam is not visible in [Fig.l] because in this figure, the optical system 1000 is represented when the first light beam is transmitted from the first optical guidance device 102 to the second optical guidance device 104.

[0124] In this first embodiment, the holographic diffraction structure 108 is formed in a single portion of material corresponding to the material of the layer 106. In the exemplary embodiment described, the layer 106 corresponds to a layer of holographic material such as a photopolymer, for example the photopolymer marketed under the name Bayfol® by the company Covestro, and the holographic diffraction structure 108 corresponds to a recorded region of the layer 106. In the case of the use of a photopolymer, sensitive to oxygen during the writing phase, the layer 106 is protected by a layer 126 of oxygen-tight material covering the layer 106 and the first and second optical guiding devices 102, 104, and comprising for example SiO2. Alternatively, the layer 126 may correspond to a plastic film or a thin substrate of oxygen-tight material.

[0125] The optical system 1000 can be used to guide light beams whose wavelength(s) belong to the infrared domain and / or the visible domain.

[0126] With the optical coupling device 100 according to the first embodiment described above, the coupling between the optical guiding devices 102 and 104 is therefore produced at three points: a first point formed by the input-output 114, a second point formed by the diffraction structure 108, a third point formed by the input-output 122.

[0127] A method of producing the optical system 1000 previously described in connection with [Fig.l] is described below in connection with Figures 2 to 5.

[0128] The first and second optical guidance devices 102, 104 are first produced and secured, for example by adhesive, eutectic or direct bonding, to the substrate 109 (see [Fig.2]).

[0129] The layer of material 106 intended to form the holographic diffraction structure 108 is then deposited on the substrate 109, also covering the first and second optical guiding devices 102, 104 (see [Fig. 3]). In the exemplary embodiment described, the material of the layer 106 corresponds to a photopolymer. The thickness of the layer 106 is for example between 5 μm and 500 μm. The layer 106 is for example deposited by implementing spin coating or drop casting. The material is then subjected to an air flow to remove the solvent from the resin and stiffen the layer 106.

[0130] The layer 126 of oxygen-tight material is then deposited so as to cover the layer 106.

[0131] An alignment and adjustment step is then implemented before using the writing light beams which will form the holographic diffraction structure 108. This alignment and adjustment step uses adjustment light beams which do not physically modify the layer 106.

[0132] An adjustment light beam 128 is focused towards the input of the writing guide 120 of the second optical guiding device 104, i.e. on the guide input-output 124 (see [Fig.4]). The light coupled into the writing guide 120 can be measured either by a photodiode integrated into the second optical guiding device 104 or external to the second optical guiding device 104. The wavelength of the adjustment light beam 128 and / or its power are chosen to be outside the sensitivity range of the holographic material of the layer 106, i.e. such that the adjustment light beam 128 does not transform the material of the layer 106. For example, for a photopolymer having a photosensitivity at a wavelength of approximately 532 nm (corresponding to the color green), it is possible to emit, for this adjustment, a laser beam whose wavelength is approximately 650 nm (corresponding to the color red).In addition, the power of the adjustment light beam is for example 0.1 pW when a power of 0.5 pW may be required to transform the photopolymer. This adjustment step makes it possible to optimize the positioning of the optical elements used without modifying the physical structure of the . material of layer 106.

[0133] Then, the light from the source used to emit the light beam 128 is separated into two parts. The first part of the emitted light is still focused toward the writing guide 120 of the second optical guiding device 104 and continues to form the beam 128, and the second part of the emitted light is injected into the writing guide 112 of the first optical guiding device 102 to obtain another adjustment light beam. At the intersection of the two adjustment light beams 128 and 129, interference occurs. The characteristics of the emitted light are then modified so that the power (for example increased to a value equal to 0.5 pW), the coherence, the duration and the wavelength (for example modified to a value equal to 532 nm) of the emitted light beams, which then correspond to writing light beams (designated by the references 131 and 133 in [Fig.5]), allow the recording of the interference pattern obtained in the material of the layer 106, and thus producing the holographic diffraction structure 108. The light used for recording the interference pattern in the material of the layer 106 is advantageously monochromatic.

[0134] The two guide inputs-outputs 114, 116 of the first optical guide device 102 are separated from each other by a distance, called gl in [Fig. 6], and that separating the two guide inputs-outputs 122, 124 of the second optical guide device 104 from each other is called g2 in [Fig. 6]. These distances are such that the beams emitted from one or other of the optical guides of the first optical guide device 102 are well guided to the corresponding optical guide of the second optical guide device 104, as shown in [Fig. 6] where the holographic diffraction structure 108 is represented in the symbolic form of a reflecting mirror.

[0135] The obtained holographic diffraction structure then undergoes treatment by exposing it to a non-coherent light beam, and possibly by subjecting it to annealing, to improve and stabilize its characteristics, in particular the variations in optical index within the material of the holographic diffraction structure.

[0136] The production method described above can advantageously be implemented so as to collectively and simultaneously produce several optical systems 1000 on the same substrate 109. The different optical systems 1000 can then be separated from each other by cutting the substrate 109.

[0137] An exemplary embodiment of an optical system 1000 comprising an optical coupling device 100 according to a second embodiment is described below in connection with [Fig.7].

[0138] Unlike the first embodiment in which the coupling between the optical guidance devices 102 and 104 is therefore carried out at three points, the device optical coupling 100 according to this second embodiment achieves a four-point coupling between the optical guidance devices 102 and 104.

[0139] In the particular embodiment described, the first optical guidance device 102 corresponds to a chip, for example, similar to that previously described in connection with the first embodiment, and the second optical guidance device 104 comprises one or more optical guides directly integrated into the substrate 109.

[0140] In this second embodiment, the holographic diffraction structure 108 comprises a first region 130 representative of first interferences intended to occur between the first light beam 103 when the latter is intended to be emitted from the first optical input-output of the optical coupling device 100 in a first direction (parallel to the x axis in [Fig. 7]) and a second light beam intended to be emitted in a third direction (parallel to the z axis in [Fig. 7]) which is not parallel to the first direction and which intersects the first light beam 103 in the first region 130 of the holographic diffraction structure 108. In the example described here, the first and third directions are substantially perpendicular to each other.

[0141] The diffraction structure 108 also comprises a second region 132, distinct from the first region 130 and representative of second interferences intended to occur between a third light beam intended to be emitted from the second optical input-output of the optical coupling device 100 parallel to the second direction and a fourth light beam intended to be emitted in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction and which intersects the third light beam in the second region 132 of the holographic diffraction structure 108. In the example described here, the second and fourth directions are substantially perpendicular to each other.

[0142] [Fig.23] schematically represents the different light beams described above, on which the following legends are used:

[0143] Fl: first light beam;

[0144] F2: second light beam;

[0145] F3: third light beam;

[0146] F4: fourth light beam;

[0147] DI: first direction;

[0148] D2: second direction;

[0149] D3: third direction;

[0150] D4: fourth direction.

[0151] In [Fig.7], regions 130, 132 are symbolically delimited by dotted lines.

[0152] In the exemplary embodiment described, the optical guidance devices 102, 104 each comprise two separate optical guides, as previously described in connection with [Fig. 1] (in [Fig. 7], only one of the guides of each optical guidance device 102, 104 is shown).

[0153] Thus, when using the optical system 1000, the first light beam 103 emitted from the guide input-output 114 of the first optical guide device 102 arrives in the first region 130 of the holographic diffraction structure 108, is oriented by the latter towards the second region 132 of the holographic diffraction structure 108 to be reoriented and focused on the guide input-output 122 of the second optical guide device 104. In [Fig. 7], the path followed by the first light beam 103 within the optical coupling device 100 is symbolically represented by arrows.

[0154] With the optical coupling device 100 according to the second embodiment described above, the coupling between the optical guiding devices 102 and 104 is therefore achieved at four points: a first point formed by the input-output 114, a second point formed by the first region 130 of the diffraction structure 108, a third point formed by the second region 132 of the diffraction structure 108, and a fourth point formed by the input-output 122.

[0155] In the embodiment described above in connection with [Fig. 7], the first and second directions, which here correspond respectively to the direction of emission of the first light beam 103 from the input-output 114 by the first optical guiding device 102 and to the direction of reception of the first light beam 103 on the input-output 122 by the second optical guiding device 104, are substantially parallel to each other. Alternatively, it is possible for the first and second directions not to be substantially parallel to each other, but substantially perpendicular to each other. For example, considering the X, Y and Z axes of [Fig. 7], the first direction may be substantially parallel to the X axis, the third and fourth directions may be substantially parallel to the Z axis, and the second direction may be substantially parallel to the Y axis.

[0156] Alternatively, it is possible for the first light beam 103 to be emitted from the second optical guidance device 104 and to be focused on the guidance input-output 114 of the first optical guidance device 102 by means of the holographic diffraction structure 108. The path obtained then corresponds to the inverse path of that shown in [Fig.7].

[0157] A method of producing the optical system 1000 previously described in connection with [Fig. 7] is described below in connection with Figures 8 to 18. In the example described in connection with these figures, several optical systems 1000 are produced collectively at from the same substrate 109.

[0158] The substrate 109 comprises at least one material transparent to the wavelengths of the light beams which will be used to produce the holographic diffraction structures 108 of the optical systems 1000.

[0159] The second optical guiding devices 104 are made in the substrate 109.

[0160] Cavities 134 are locally etched in the substrate 109 at regions in which the holographic diffraction structures 108 will be produced (see [Fig.8]). These cavities 134 are produced with sufficient depth so that the guide inputs-outputs 122, 124 of the second optical guide devices 104 are subsequently in contact with the material of the layer 106 in which the holographic diffraction structures 108 will be produced.

[0161] The first optical guide devices 102 are then arranged and secured, for example by adhesive, eutectic or direct bonding, to the substrate 109 (see [Fig.9]). As can be seen in [Fig.9], the positioning of the first optical guide devices 102 relative to the second optical guide devices 104 is not necessarily carried out with great precision (a precision of the order of ten microns may be sufficient) and offsets of the position of the first optical guide devices 102 relative to their reference position are tolerable.

[0162] The layer 106 is then deposited on the substrate 109, covering the first and second optical guiding devices 102, 104 (see [Fig. 10]). The material of the layer 106 fills in particular the cavities 134 previously etched in the substrate 109. The material of the layer 106 corresponds to a photopolymer. The material of the layer 106 can then be treated to remove the solvent used for its deposition.

[0163] The layer 126 of oxygen-tight material is then deposited on the layer 106 (see [Fig. 11]). As for the substrate 109, the layer 126 comprises at least one material transparent to the wavelengths of the light beams which will be used to produce the holographic diffraction structures 108, this material corresponding for example to SiO2.

[0164] The steps for producing the holographic diffraction structures 108 are then implemented. In FIGS. 12 to 15, the production of a single holographic diffraction structure 108 is described and shown.

[0165] Two elements 136, 138 for emitting / receiving light beams intended to cross the light emission / reception trajectories of the optical guidance devices 102, 104 are positioned such that these light beams pass through parts of the layer 106 in which the holographic diffraction structure 108 is intended to be produced (see [Fig. 12]). These elements 136, 138 correspond for example to optical fibers, and are aligned opposite each other. These fibers optics are for example equipped with collimators.

[0166] Two light emitting elements 140, 142 are also coupled to the first and second optical guiding devices 102, 104. In order to be able to carry out their alignment, these elements 140, 142 correspond for example to optical fibers to which laser emissive elements 144, 146 and optical power meters 148, 150 are coupled via circulators 152, 154. The writing guides 112, 124 of the first and second optical guiding devices 102, 104 are also provided with optical receiving elements 156, 158 making it possible to transmit the light beams received from the elements 140, 142 into the writing guides 112, 124 via a splitter 160, 162 (corresponding for example to a multimode interferometer) and a reflector 164, 166 (corresponding to a Bragg mirror 164 and a loop 166 in the example shown in [Fig. 13]) returning the light into the element 140, 142.The light returned to the elements 140, 142 is measured by the optical power meters 148, 150. It should be noted that in [Fig. 13], the light emitting element of the first optical guide device 102 which will be used during the operation of the optical system 1000 is visible and designated by the reference 168.

[0167] After these steps of adjusting and aligning the emissive elements 136, 138, 140 and 142, each of the regions 130, 132 of the holographic diffraction structure 108 is produced. In the example described, the second region 132 is first produced by emitting, by the emissive elements 138 and 142, light beams causing the transformation of a portion of the material of the layer 106 and thus recording the interference pattern generated at the intersection of the light beams emitted by these emissive elements 138, 142 (see [Fig. 14]). The beam emitted by the element 142 and emitted at the output of the second optical guidance device 104 is called the third light beam, and the beam emitted by the emissive element 138 is called the fourth light beam.

[0168] The first region 130 is then produced by emitting, by the emissive elements 136, 140, light beams causing the transformation of a part of the material of the layer 106 and thus recording the interference pattern generated at the intersection of the light beams emitted by these emissive elements 136, 140 (see [Fig. 15]). The beam emitted by the element 140 and emitted at the output of the first optical guidance device 102 corresponds to the first light beam, and the beam emitted by the emissive element 136 is called the second light beam.

[0169] The first and second regions 130, 132 of the holographic diffraction structure 108 are preferably produced sequentially in order to avoid interference phenomena other than those generating the holographic diffraction structure 108.

[0170] In the example above, the second region 132 is made before the first region 130. Alternatively, it is possible that the first region 130 is performed before the second region 132.

[0171] After the holographic diffraction structure 108 has been produced, it is possible to check the coupling achieved by the optical coupling device 100 by emitting the first light beam from the element 140 which is transmitted to the element 142 through the first optical guiding device 102, the holographic diffraction structure 108 and the second optical guiding device 104. The received light beam can be measured by the optical power meter 150 which is coupled to the element 142.

[0172] After the production of the holographic diffraction structures 108, the optical systems 1000 are completed by depositing a photolithography resin 170 on the layer 126 according to a pattern defining the portions of the layers 106 and 126 to be preserved ([Fig. 16]).

[0173] Layers 106 and 126 are then etched according to the pattern defined by the photolithography resin 170 ([Fig. 17]).

[0174] The resin 170 is then removed ([Fig.18]).

[0175] The substrate 109 is then cut in order to distinguish the different optical systems 1000 produced.

[0176] In the embodiment described above, the substrate 109 comprises an optically transparent material so that it can be crossed by the light beam emitted by the element 138 during the production of the holographic diffraction structures 108. Alternatively, it is possible to use a substrate 109 which is not completely transparent such as that shown for example in [Fig. 19] which comprises a layer of non-transparent semiconductor 172, for example based on silicon, on which is arranged a layer of transparent material 174, for example a layer of buried oxide (for example based on SiO2). Blind holes 176 are made through the layer 172 so that the light beams emitted by the element 138 during the production of the holographic diffraction structures 108 reach the material of the layer 106.

[0177] An exemplary embodiment of an optical system 1000 comprising an optical coupling device 100 according to a third embodiment is described below in connection with [Fig.20].

[0178] As in the second embodiment previously described, the optical coupling device 100 according to the third embodiment proposes a coupling between the optical guiding devices 102 and 104 which is carried out at four points: a first point formed by the input-output 114, a second point formed by the first region 130 of the diffraction structure 108, a third point formed by the second region 132 of the diffraction structure 108, and a fourth point formed by the input-output 122. However, unlike the second embodiment in which the holographic diffraction structure 108 is produced in a single portion of material of the layer 106, each of the regions 130, 132 of the holographic diffraction structure 108 is produced in a separate portion of the layer 106, allowing a modular production of the optical system 1000, i.e. a production of different parts of the optical system 1000 independently of each other, then the assembly of these different parts.

[0179] In the exemplary embodiment described, the optical system 1000 comprises a first part 178 comprising in particular the first optical guiding device 102 and the first region 130 of the holographic diffraction structure 108, and a second part 180 comprising in particular the second optical guiding device 104 and the second region 132 of the holographic diffraction structure 108.

[0180] The first part 178 of the optical system 1000 is for example produced by transferring the first optical guiding device 102 onto a transparent substrate 182. A layer of material 106.1, similar to the layer 106 previously described, is then deposited on the transparent substrate 182 and the first optical guiding device 102. A protective layer 126.1, similar to the layer 126 previously described, is deposited on the layer 106.1.

[0181] The first part 178 of the optical system 1000 is shown alone in [Fig.21], during the production of the first region 130 of the holographic diffraction structure 108. The first region 130 according to this third embodiment is produced in a manner analogous to the first region 130 previously described for the second embodiment.

[0182] In parallel with the production of the first part 178 of the optical system 1000, the second part 180 of the optical system 1000 is produced. As in the exemplary embodiment previously described in connection with the second embodiment, the second optical guiding device 104 comprises for example at least one optical guide 118 integrated into a substrate 109. An etching of the substrate 109 is implemented to form a cavity. A layer of material 106.2, similar to the layer 106 previously described, is then deposited on the substrate 109, and in particular in the cavity etched in the substrate 109. A protective layer 126.2, similar to the layer 126 previously described, is deposited on the layer 106.2.

[0183] The second part 180 of the optical system 1000 is shown alone in [Fig.22], during the production of the second region 132 of the holographic diffraction structure 108. The second region 132 according to this third embodiment is produced in a manner analogous to the second region 132 previously described for the second embodiment. The substrate 109 is therefore, as in the second embodiment, at least partially transparent or comprises blind holes. 176 as in the example previously described in connection with [Fig.19].

[0184] At the end of these steps, the two parts 178, 180 of the optical system 1000 are obtained in the form of two modules which can be coupled by an identical reference light beam. These two modules are assembled via a step of alignment with little constraint between these modules, and a joining of the two modules one above the other, for example by a bonding layer 184.

[0185] An advantage of this third embodiment is that the two parts 178, 180 of the optical system 1000 can be produced separately, which can simplify the production of the holographic diffraction structure 108, in particular the management of the couplings of the light signals used for the production of the structure 108. This also makes it possible to avoid double exposure of the holographic material when the holographic diffraction structure 108 comprises two distinct regions formed in the same layer 106 as previously described in the second embodiment.

[0186] Several optical systems 1000 according to this third embodiment are advantageously produced collectively using a first substrate for producing the first parts 178 and a second substrate for producing the second parts 180 of these different optical systems 100. When producing the holographic diffraction structures 108 of the optical systems 1000, each of the first and second substrates 109, 182 is moved in order to position, for producing the region of the corresponding holographic diffraction structure 108 of each of the optical systems 1000, the material of the layer 106.1 or 106.2 opposite the light-emitting elements used for producing the regions 130, 132 of the holographic diffraction structure 108.A set of holographic diffraction structures 108 can thus be produced, with good repeatability of position of these structures which is guaranteed by maintaining the position of the writing light beams used.

[0187] At the end of these steps, the first and second substrates are joined together, for example using alignment crosses or a mechanical marker at the edge of the plate, present on the two substrates 109, 182. The final assembly obtained is then cut into chips to obtain the optical systems 1000.

[0188] In the various examples previously described, the holographic diffraction structure 108 is advantageously made in photopolymer which is transformed by light beams, which allows the structure 108 to be made by self-recording in the photopolymer. Alternatively, it is however possible to make the holographic diffraction structure 108 in another way, for example using another type of material such as silver halide or DCG (DiChromated Gelatin). In this case, the recording of the diffraction structure will be done using successive development baths of this material.

[0189] In all embodiments, the layer(s) of oxygen-tight material covering the portion(s) of material including the holographic diffraction structure may be removed after the holographic diffraction structure has been formed.

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1. Optical coupling device (100) configured to optically couple a first optical guiding device (102) to a second optical guiding device (104), comprising at least one first optical input-output through which the first optical guiding device (102) is intended to emit and / or receive a first light beam (103), and a second optical input-output through which the second optical guiding device (104) is intended to receive and / or emit the first light beam (103), characterized in that: - it further comprises at least one holographic diffraction structure (108) configured to guide and adapt the first light beam (103) between the first and second optical inputs-outputs of the optical coupling device (100). - the first optical guiding device (102) is intended to emit and / or receive the first light beam (103) at the first optical input-output of theoptical coupling device (100) in a first direction; - the second optical guiding device (104) is intended to receive and / or emit the first light beam (103) at the second optical input-output of the optical coupling device (100) in a second direction which is not parallel to the first direction and which crosses the first direction in the holographic diffraction structure (108); - the holographic diffraction structure (108) is representative of interference intended to occur between the first light beam (103), when the latter is intended to be emitted in the first optical input-output of the optical coupling device (100) in the first direction, and a second light beam (128) intended to be focused on the second optical input-output of the optical coupling device (100) parallel to the second direction and which crosses the first light beam (103) in a region of theholographic diffraction structure (108).

2. An optical coupling device (100) according to claim 1, wherein the holographic diffraction structure (108) is formed in a single portion of material (106).

3. An optical coupling device (100) according to claim 2, wherein the portion of material (106) including the diffraction structure holographic (108) comprise at least one photopolymer or silver halide.

4. Optical system (1000) comprising at least: - an optical coupling device (100) according to one of the preceding claims; - a first optical guiding device (102) intended to emit and / or receive a first light beam (103) and optically coupled to the first optical input-output of the optical coupling device (100); - a second optical guiding device (104) intended to receive and / or emit the first light beam (103) and optically coupled to the second input-output of the optical coupling device (100).

5. Optical system (1000) according to claim 4, wherein: - the first optical guiding device (102) comprises two first guiding inputs-outputs (114, 116) distinct and optically coupled to the first optical input-output of the optical coupling device (100); - the second optical guiding device (104) comprises two second guiding inputs-outputs (122, 124) distinct and optically coupled to the second optical input-output of the optical coupling device (100).

6. Optical system (1000) according to one of claims 4 and 5, wherein: - the optical coupling device (100) comprises the characteristics of claim 2; - the first and second optical guiding devices (102, 104) correspond to two photonic circuits, or to a photonic circuit and at least one optical fiber; - the optical coupling device (100) and the first and second optical guiding devices (102, 104) are arranged on the same substrate (109).

7. An optical system (1000) according to one of claims 7 to 10, wherein at least one of the first and second optical guide devices (102) comprises a light emitting element.

8. Method for producing an optical system (1000), comprising at least: - producing a first optical guiding device (102) intended to emit and / or receive a first light beam (103), and a second optical guiding device (104) intended to receive and / or

9. emit the first light beam (103); - production of an optical coupling device (100) by implementing the method of claim 12, in which the first and second optical guiding devices (102, 104) are produced on a substrate (109) such that: - the first optical guidance device (102) is intended to emit and / or receive the first light beam (103) in a first direction, and that - the second optical guiding device (104) is intended to receive and / or emit the first light beam (103) in a second direction which is not parallel to the first direction and which is intended to cross the first direction in a region of the holographic diffraction structure (108) of the optical coupling device (100), and wherein the holographic diffraction structure (108) is made by implementing the following steps: - depositing a layer of holographic material (106) on at least one region of the substrate (109) at which the holographic diffraction structure (108) is intended to be produced; - emitting a first writing light beam (131) by the first optical guiding device (102) in the first direction, and a second writing light beam (133) parallel to the second direction, focused on the second optical guiding device (104) and crossing the first writing light beam (131) in a part of the layer of holographic material (106) intended to form said region of the holographic diffraction structure (108), forming the holographic diffraction structure (108) which is representative of the interferences produced between the first and second writing light beams (131, 133), the first and second writing light beams (131, 133) coming from the same optical source. Method according to claim 8, further comprising, between the production of the first and second optical guide devices (102, 104) and the production of the holographic diffraction structure (108), a step of aligning and adjusting the writing light beams implemented using adjustment light beams preserving the physical properties of the layer(s) of holographic material (106, 106.1, 106.2) used for the production of the dif holographic fraction (108).

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