HYBRID METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CAPACITOR WITH ENHANCED PHASE TUNING

    公开(公告)号:US20230296831A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-21

    申请号:US17695673

    申请日:2022-03-15

    CPC classification number: G02B6/12004 G02F1/025 H01S5/026 G02B2006/12061

    Abstract: Implementations disclosed herein provide for improving phase tuning efficiency of optical devices, such as a hybrid metal-on-semiconductor capacitor (MOSCAP) III-V/Si micro-ring laser. The present disclosure integrates silicon devices into a waveguide structural of the optical devices disclosed herein, for example, a waveguide resistor heater, a waveguide PIN diode, and waveguide PN diode. In some examples, the optical devices is a MOSCAP formed by a dielectric layer between two semiconductor layers, which provides for small phase tuning via plasma dispersion and/or carrier dispersion effect will occur depending on bias polarity. The plasma dispersion and/or carrier dispersion effect is enhanced according to implementations disclosed herein by heat, carrier injection, and/or additional plasma dispersion based on the silicon devices disclosed integrated into the waveguide.

    Optical coupler
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11630334B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-18

    申请号:US16948579

    申请日:2020-09-24

    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to an optical coupler. The optical coupler may include a first optical waveguide base layer, a second optical waveguide base layer, an insulating layer disposed over at least a portion of both the first optical waveguide base layer and the second optical waveguide base layer, and a semiconductor material layer disposed over the insulating layer. Overlapping portions of the first optical waveguide base layer, the insulating layer, and the semiconductor material layer form a first optical waveguide, and overlapping portions of the second optical waveguide base layer, the insulating layer, and the semiconductor material layer form a second optical waveguide. Moreover, the optical coupler may include a plurality of metal contacts to receive one or more first biasing voltages to operate one of the first optical waveguide base layer and the second optical waveguide base layer in an accumulation mode.

    INTENSITY NOISE MITIGATION FOR VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS

    公开(公告)号:US20200244040A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-30

    申请号:US16258616

    申请日:2019-01-27

    Abstract: A VCSEL device includes a substrate and a first DBR structure disposed on the substrate. The VCSEL device further includes a cathode contact disposed on a top surface of the first DBR structure. In addition, the VCSEL device includes a VCSEL mesa that is disposed on the top surface of the first DBR structure. The VCSEL mesa includes a quantum well, a non-circularly-shaped oxide aperture region disposed above the quantum well, and a second DBR structure disposed above the non-circularly-shaped oxide aperture region. In addition, the VCSEL mesa includes a selective polarization structure disposed above the second DBR structure and an anode contact disposed above the selective polarization structure.

    Optical device for phase shifting an optical signal

    公开(公告)号:US12242142B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-04

    申请号:US17661249

    申请日:2022-04-28

    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to an optical device that entails phase shifting an optical signal. The optical device includes an optical waveguide having a first semiconductor material region and a second semiconductor material region formed adjacent to each other and defining a junction therebetween. Further, the optical device includes an insulating layer formed on top of the optical waveguide. Moreover, the optical device includes a III-V semiconductor layer formed on top of the insulating layer causing an optical mode of an optical signal passing through the optical waveguide to overlap with the first semiconductor material region, the second semiconductor material region, the insulating layer, and the III-V semiconductor layer thereby resulting in a phase shift in the optical signal passing through the optical waveguide.

    Intensity noise mitigation for vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers

    公开(公告)号:US10985531B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-20

    申请号:US16258616

    申请日:2019-01-27

    Abstract: A VCSEL device includes a substrate and a first DBR structure disposed on the substrate. The VCSEL device further includes a cathode contact disposed on a top surface of the first DBR structure. In addition, the VCSEL device includes a VCSEL mesa that is disposed on the top surface of the first DBR structure. The VCSEL mesa includes a quantum well, a non-circularly-shaped oxide aperture region disposed above the quantum well, and a second DBR structure disposed above the non-circularly-shaped oxide aperture region. In addition, the VCSEL mesa includes a selective polarization structure disposed above the second DBR structure and an anode contact disposed above the selective polarization structure.

    Bottom emitting vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

    公开(公告)号:US10290996B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-14

    申请号:US15962649

    申请日:2018-04-25

    Abstract: A bottom-emitting vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) structure includes a first substrate permitting the passage of light therethrough, an n-doped distributed Bragg reflector (nDBR), a p-doped distributed Bragg reflector (pDBR), one or more active layers, at least one of a high contrast grating mirror and a dielectric-enhanced metal mirror, and a plurality of layers, where the VCSEL structure is configured to be flip chipped to a second substrate. The pDBR and the nDBR define a laser cavity extending vertically therebetween and containing the one or more active layers. The at least one of a high contrast grating mirror and a dielectric-enhanced metal mirror may be disposed over the pDBR. The plurality of layers may be disposed over the at least one of the high contrast grating mirror and the dielectric-enhanced metal mirror to optically and hermetically seal the laser cavity.

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