公开(公告)号：US11588302B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-21

申请号：US16449302

申请日：2019-06-21

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Mark A. Gubbins ,  Marcus B. Mooney ,  Aidan D. Goggin ,  Paula F. McElhinney ,  Debra A. McNeill ,  Fadi El Hallak ,  Brendan Lafferty

IPC: H04Q11/00 ,  H01S5/02325 ,  H01S5/50 ,  H01S5/024 ,  H01S5/30

Abstract: Exemplary methods and apparatus may provide optical gates and optical switches using such optical gates. Each optical gate may include a semiconductor optical amplifier that is placed in a substrate. The semiconductor optical amplifier may be coupled to input and output couplers to receive and selectively output optical signals into and out of the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US10895684B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-19

申请号：US16449016

申请日：2019-06-21

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Mark A. Gubbins ,  Richard C. A. Pitwon ,  Aidan D. Goggin ,  Marcus B. Mooney ,  Reyad Mehfuz ,  Fadi El Hallak ,  Paula F. McElhinney ,  Brendan Lafferty ,  Kelly E. Callan

IPC: G02B6/12 ,  G02B6/132 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/062

Abstract: A method, and apparatus provided thereby, includes providing a substrate and placing an integrated laser on the substrate. A first cladding layer surrounds the integrated laser and includes a laser optical coupler aligned with an output of the laser. The laser optical coupler includes silicon and the laser includes a III-V compound semiconductor. The output of the laser is spaced apart from the laser optical coupler by a gap of less than or equal to 500 nanometers. An optical waveguide is positioned on the first cladding layer and in optical communication with the laser optical coupler.