Low modal birefringent waveguides and method of fabrication
    5.
    发明授权
    Low modal birefringent waveguides and method of fabrication 有权
    低模双折射波导和制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US07146087B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-05

    申请号:US10756627

    申请日:2004-01-13

    IPC分类号: G02B6/10

    摘要: The illustrative embodiment of the invention is a surface waveguide having low modal birefringence. The surface waveguide has a composite guiding region that is sandwiched by a lower cladding layer and an upper cladding layer, wherein the cladding layers serve to confine propagating light to the composite guiding region. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, the composite guiding region is structured so that it exhibits a balanced stress configuration, wherein the stress in the direction that aligns with the TE polarization mode is substantially equal to the stress in the direction that aligns with the TM polarization mode. The balanced stress configuration results in a surface waveguide that exhibits very low modal birefringence.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的说明性实施例是具有低模态双折射的表面波导。 表面波导具有由下包层和上包层夹住的复合引导区域,其中包层用于将传播光限制到复合引导区域。 根据说明性实施例,复合引导区域被构造成使得其呈现平衡的应力结构,其中与偏振模态对准的方向上的应力基本上等于 与偏光模式对齐的方向。 平衡应力结构导致表现出非常低的模式双折射的表面波导。

    Surface waveguide and method of manufacture
    6.
    发明授权
    Surface waveguide and method of manufacture 有权
    表面波导及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US07142759B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-28

    申请号:US11034119

    申请日:2005-01-12

    IPC分类号: G02B6/10

    摘要: A surface waveguide is disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, the waveguide has a core and an upper and lower cladding. The core has a thickness that is greater than the critical thickness of the material that composes the core. This is achieved by depositing/growing the core as a conformal layer within a region that is recessed from the planar surface of the lower cladding, wherein the recessed region has a width that is no more than twice the critical thickness of the core material.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种表面波导。 在说明性实施例中,波导具有芯和上和下包层。 芯的厚度大于构成芯的材料的临界厚度。 这通过在从下包层的平面表面凹陷的区域内沉积/生长芯作为共形层来实现,其中凹陷区域的宽度不超过芯材料的临界厚度的两倍。

    Method for forming a spotsize converter
    7.
    发明授权
    Method for forming a spotsize converter 有权
    形成斑点转换器的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08718432B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-06

    申请号:US13451957

    申请日:2012-04-20

    IPC分类号: G02B6/10

    CPC分类号: G02B6/1228

    摘要: A method for forming a tapered region in a first layer of a first material is disclosed. The method comprises forming an accelerator layer of a second material on the first layer and forming a mask layer disposed on the accelerator layer. The accelerator layer is exposed to a first etch that removes the second material in a first region and laterally etches the accelerator layer along a second region to expose the first layer in the second region to the first etch. Since the time for which the first layer is exposed to the first etch in the second region is based on the progress of the lateral etch of the accelerator layer, the first etch tapers the first layer in the second region.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种在第一材料的第一层中形成锥形区域的方法。 该方法包括在第一层上形成第二材料的加速剂层并形成设置在加速剂层上的掩模层。 加速器层暴露于第一蚀刻,其移除第一区域中的第二材料,并沿着第二区域横向蚀刻加速器层,以将第二区域中的第一层暴露于第一蚀刻。 由于第一层暴露于第二区域中的第一蚀刻的时间基于加速器层的横向蚀刻的进展,所以第一蚀刻使第二区域中的第一层变浅。

    Microfluidic system
    9.
    发明授权
    Microfluidic system 有权
    微流体系统

    公开(公告)号:US08454811B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-04

    申请号:US12172740

    申请日:2008-07-14

    IPC分类号: B81B7/00 B81B1/00 G01N27/453

    摘要: A method for forming a microfluidic channel with improved flow characteristics for one or more analytes is disclosed. A microfluidic channel having modified surfaces is formed in fused silica. The fused silica surfaces are modified by the addition of a layer of borophosphosilicate glass. The addition of the borophosphosilicate glass results in an improved flow velocity profile of the analyte. As a result, control over the position and movement of analytes within the solution is improved.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于形成具有改善的一种或多种分析物的流动特性的微流体通道的方法。 在熔融二氧化硅中形成具有改性表面的微流体通道。 熔融二氧化硅表面通过添加一层硼磷硅酸盐玻璃来改性。 硼磷硅酸盐玻璃的添加导致分析物的改进的流速分布。 因此,提高了溶液中分析物的位置和运动的控制。

    Waveguide-based sensor
    10.
    发明授权
    Waveguide-based sensor 有权
    基于波导的传感器

    公开(公告)号:US08154716B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-10

    申请号:US12554721

    申请日:2009-09-04

    IPC分类号: G01J1/44

    摘要: A sensor for sensing a target chemical with high signal-to-noise ratio is disclosed. In some embodiments, the sensor comprises a sensing region that is optically coupled with an attenuation region. The sensing region receives optical stimulation that comprises light characterized by an excitation wavelength. In response to exposure to the target chemical, the sensing region fluoresces at a fluorescence wavelength. The attenuation region receives light from the fluorescing sensing region that includes light characterized by the fluorescence wavelength (i.e., signal) and light characterized by the excitation wavelength (i.e., noise). The attenuation region conveys the light to a detector that provides an electrical output signal based on the target chemical. While conveying the light, however, the attenuation region improves the signal-to-noise ratio by attenuating light characterized by the excitation wavelength more than light characterized by the fluorescence region.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于感测具有高信噪比的目标化学物质的传感器。 在一些实施例中,传感器包括与衰减区域光学耦合的感测区域。 感测区域接收包含以激发波长为特征的光的光学刺激。 响应于暴露于目标化学物质,感测区域以荧光波长发荧光。 衰减区域接收来自荧光检测区域的光,其包括由荧光波长(即,信号)表征的光和由激发波长(即,噪声)表征的光。 衰减区域将光传送到基于目标化学品提供电输出信号的检测器。 然而,在传送光的同时,衰减区域通过将特征在于激发波长的光多于由荧光区域表征的光来改善信噪比。