APPARATUS FOR REDUCTION OF POWER-DEPENDENT OPTICAL LOSS IN SILICON PHOTONIC DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20230367146A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-16

    申请号:US18223619

    申请日:2023-07-19

    IPC分类号: G02F1/025 G02B6/122

    摘要: Optical waveguides may include a substrate and a silicon based optical waveguide supported on the substrate. The silicon based optical waveguide may include a central ridge portion and a plurality of spaced apart wing portions connected through connecting portions. The number of wing portions may be greater than two. The central ridge portion may have a central ridge lateral width extent greater than a lateral width extent of at least one of the wing portions. Optical waveguides may include a substrate, a silicon based optical waveguide supported on the substrate, and a concentrator supported on the substrate and positioned within a lateral width extent of the silicon based optical waveguide and outside of a height extent of the silicon based optical waveguide. The optical waveguides may be included as part of an optical modulator.

    APPARATUS FOR REDUCTION OF POWER-DEPENDENT OPTICAL LOSS IN SILICON PHOTONIC DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20220334417A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17233018

    申请日:2021-04-16

    IPC分类号: G02F1/025 G02B6/122

    摘要: Optical waveguides may include a substrate and a silicon based optical waveguide supported on the substrate. The silicon based optical waveguide may include a central ridge portion and a plurality of spaced apart wing portions connected through connecting portions. The number of wing portions may be greater than two. The central ridge portion may have a central ridge lateral width extent greater than a lateral width extent of at least one of the wing portions. Optical waveguides may include a substrate, a silicon based optical waveguide supported on the substrate, and a concentrator supported on the substrate and positioned within a lateral width extent of the silicon based optical waveguide and outside of a height extent of the silicon based optical waveguide. The optical waveguides may be included as part of an optical modulator.

    Apparatus for reduction of power-dependent optical loss in silicon photonic devices

    公开(公告)号:US11733553B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-22

    申请号:US17233018

    申请日:2021-04-16

    IPC分类号: G02F1/025 G02B6/122 G02B6/12

    摘要: Optical waveguides may include a substrate and a silicon based optical waveguide supported on the substrate. The silicon based optical waveguide may include a central ridge portion and a plurality of spaced apart wing portions connected through connecting portions. The number of wing portions may be greater than two. The central ridge portion may have a central ridge lateral width extent greater than a lateral width extent of at least one of the wing portions. Optical waveguides may include a substrate, a silicon based optical waveguide supported on the substrate, and a concentrator supported on the substrate and positioned within a lateral width extent of the silicon based optical waveguide and outside of a height extent of the silicon based optical waveguide. The optical waveguides may be included as part of an optical modulator.

    SYMMETRIC COHERENT OPTICAL MIXER
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200041726A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-06

    申请号:US16051965

    申请日:2018-08-01

    发明人: Hiroyuki Yamazaki

    IPC分类号: G02B6/28

    摘要: Aspects of a symmetric coherent optical mixer are described. In one example, the coherent optical mixer includes a group of symmetric MMI couplers and a group of symmetric bend waveguides optically coupled between the MMI couplers. The group of symmetric MMI couplers can include an input for a local light reference signal, an input for a modulated light signal, and outputs for detection of data from the modulated light signal. The group of symmetric MMI couplers can include four MMI couplers, each of which comprises a 2×2 MMI coupler of symmetric dimension. The group of symmetric bend waveguides can include a symmetric layout of four 90° bend waveguides optically coupled between the four MMI couplers. The coherent optical mixer, which can be implemented as a Silicon Photonics (SiPh) device, provides better performance as a 90° degree optical hybrid than prior mixer devices due to its symmetric layout.

    MULTIMODE SPLITTER FOR NARROWING INPUT WIDTH PHOTODETECTOR CONNECTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220244464A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17165546

    申请日:2021-02-02

    IPC分类号: G02B6/293 G02B6/28 G02B6/12

    摘要: Systems and methods for implementing a multimode splitting structure that divides a multimode wide waveguide into multiple narrower waveguides for photodetector connections in an optoelectronic system are disclosed. The optoelectronic system includes an optical filter, a multimode splitter, and a plurality of photodetector. The optical filter is communicatively coupled to a first waveguide to receive an optical signal and configured to demultiplex the optical signal onto a plurality of second waveguides based on different wavelengths. The multimode splitter is adapted to divide each of the plurality of second waveguides into a plurality of third waveguides. Each of the plurality of photodetector is adapted to be connected to each of the plurality of the third waveguide.

    Apparatus for reduction of power-dependent optical loss in silicon photonic devices

    公开(公告)号:US12019318B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-25

    申请号:US18223619

    申请日:2023-07-19

    IPC分类号: G02F1/025 G02B6/12 G02B6/122

    摘要: Optical waveguides may include a substrate and a silicon based optical waveguide supported on the substrate. The silicon based optical waveguide may include a central ridge portion and a plurality of spaced apart wing portions connected through connecting portions. The number of wing portions may be greater than two. The central ridge portion may have a central ridge lateral width extent greater than a lateral width extent of at least one of the wing portions. Optical waveguides may include a substrate, a silicon based optical waveguide supported on the substrate, and a concentrator supported on the substrate and positioned within a lateral width extent of the silicon based optical waveguide and outside of a height extent of the silicon based optical waveguide. The optical waveguides may be included as part of an optical modulator.

    Symmetric coherent optical mixer
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10731383B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US16051965

    申请日:2018-08-01

    发明人: Hiroyuki Yamazaki

    摘要: Aspects of a symmetric coherent optical mixer are described. In one example, the coherent optical mixer includes a group of symmetric MMI couplers and a group of symmetric bend waveguides optically coupled between the MMI couplers. The group of symmetric MMI couplers can include an input for a local light reference signal, an input for a modulated light signal, and outputs for detection of data from the modulated light signal. The group of symmetric MMI couplers can include four MMI couplers, each of which comprises a 2×2 MMI coupler of symmetric dimension. The group of symmetric bend waveguides can include a symmetric layout of four 90° bend waveguides optically coupled between the four MMI couplers. The coherent optical mixer, which can be implemented as a Silicon Photonics (SiPh) device, provides better performance as a 90° degree optical hybrid than prior mixer devices due to its symmetric layout.