TUNABLE GRATING COUPLERS CONTAINING A MATERIAL WITH A VARIABLE REFRACTIVE INDEX

    公开(公告)号:US20220011640A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-13

    申请号:US16922233

    申请日:2020-07-07

    Inventor: Yusheng Bian

    Abstract: Structures including a grating coupler and methods of forming a structure that includes a grating coupler. The grating coupler includes segments that are positioned with a spaced relationship on a slab layer. The segments contain an active material configured to have a first state with a first refractive index and a second state with a second refractive index in response to an applied stimulus. The first and second states may be produced by applying different sets of bias voltages to the segments as the applied stimulus.

    IMAGE SENSOR INCORPORATING AN ARRAY OF OPTICALLY SWITCHABLE MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20210404867A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-30

    申请号:US16911950

    申请日:2020-06-25

    Abstract: An image sensor includes an array of optically switchable magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) arranged in columns and rows. The image sensor has first lines of transparent conductive material and second lines of conductive material. Each first line is in contact with the free layers of the MTJs in a corresponding row. Each second line is electrically connected to the fixed layers MTJs in a corresponding column. The first lines are concurrently exposable to radiation. The first and second lines are selectively biasable. In a global reset operation, biasing conditions are such that all MTJs are switched to an anti-parallel state. In a global sense operation, biasing conditions are such that, depending upon the intensity of radiation received at those portions of the first lines in contact with MTJs, the MTJs may switch to a parallel state. In selective read operations, biasing conditions are such that stored data values in the MTJs can be read.

    Polarization-insensitive directional couplers

    公开(公告)号:US11181693B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-23

    申请号:US17076326

    申请日:2020-10-21

    Inventor: Yusheng Bian

    Abstract: Structures for a directional coupler and methods of fabricating a structure for a directional coupler. A first waveguide core has a first section, a second waveguide core has a second section laterally adjacent to the first section, a third waveguide core has a first taper, a second taper, and a third section longitudinally positioned between the first taper and the second taper, and a fourth waveguide core has a first taper, a second taper, and a fourth section longitudinally positioned between the first taper and the second taper. The fourth section is laterally adjacent to the third section, and the third section and the fourth section are positioned either over or under the first section and the second section.

    Fin-based photodetector structure
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11177404B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-16

    申请号:US16740719

    申请日:2020-01-13

    Abstract: A photodetector disclosed herein includes an N-doped waveguide structure defined in a semiconductor material, wherein the N-doped waveguide structure comprises a plurality of first fins. Each adjacent pair of the plurality of first fins is separated by a trench formed in the semiconductor material. The photodetector also includes a detector structure positioned on the N-doped waveguide structure, wherein a portion of the detector structure is positioned laterally between the plurality of first fins. The detector structure comprises a single crystal semiconductor material. The photodetector also includes a first diffusion region that extends from the bottom surface of the trench into the semiconductor material, wherein the first diffusion region comprises atoms of the single crystal semiconductor material of the detector structure.

    OPTICAL COUPLERS WITH SEGMENTED WAVEGUIDES

    公开(公告)号:US20210311253A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US16837149

    申请日:2020-04-01

    Abstract: Structures for an optical coupler and methods of fabricating a structure for an optical coupler. A coupling section has a plurality of segments arranged with a pitch, a first waveguide core has a section extending longitudinally over the first plurality of segments of the coupling section, and a second waveguide core has a section extending longitudinally over the coupling section. The section of the second waveguide core laterally spaced from the section of the first waveguide core by a given distance.

    Laser with a gain medium layer doped with a rare earth metal with upper and lower light-confining features

    公开(公告)号:US11088503B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US16525878

    申请日:2019-07-30

    Abstract: One illustrative laser disclosed herein includes a gain medium layer having a first width in a transverse direction that is orthogonal to a laser emitting direction of the laser, and an upper light-confining structure positioned above an upper surface of the gain medium layer, wherein the upper light-confining structure has a second width in the transverse direction that is equal to or less than the first width and comprises at least one material having an index of refraction that is at least 2.0. The laser also includes a lower light-confining structure positioned below a lower surface of the gain medium layer, wherein the lower light-confining structure has a third width in the transverse direction that is equal to or less than the first width and comprises at least one material having an index of refraction that is at least 2.0.

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