OPTICAL COMPONENTS WITH ONE OR MORE EMBEDDED BRAGG REFLECTORS

    公开(公告)号:US20240184042A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-06

    申请号:US18073144

    申请日:2022-12-01

    发明人: Yusheng Bian

    IPC分类号: G02B6/122 G02B6/124 G02B6/13

    摘要: Structures for an optical component, such as an optical reflector or an Echelle grating, and methods of forming such structures. The structure comprises a first waveguide core positioned in a vertical direction over a semiconductor substrate. The first waveguide core includes a tapered section and a plurality of segments separated by a plurality of gaps. A second waveguide core, which is positioned in the vertical direction relative to the first waveguide core, includes a portion positioned adjacent to the first waveguide core.

    Structure with substrate-embedded arrow waveguide and method

    公开(公告)号:US11977258B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-07

    申请号:US18148029

    申请日:2022-12-29

    摘要: Disclosed are a structure with a substrate-embedded waveguide and a method of forming the structure. The waveguide includes cladding material lining a trench in a substrate, a core in the trench on the cladding material, and at least one cavity within the core. Each cavity extends from one end of the core toward the opposite end and contains a low refractive index material or is under vacuum so the waveguide is an arrow waveguide. An insulator layer is on the substrate and extends laterally over the waveguide and a semiconductor layer is on the insulator layer. Additionally, depending upon the embodiment, an additional waveguide can be aligned above the substrate-embedded waveguide either on the isolation region or on a waveguide extender that extends at least partially through the isolation region and the insulator layer to the waveguide.

    STRUCTURE WITH POLARIZATION DEVICE WITH LIGHT ABSORBER WITH AT LEAST A HOOK SHAPE

    公开(公告)号:US20240126013A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-18

    申请号:US18046189

    申请日:2022-10-13

    IPC分类号: G02B6/126 G02B6/122

    CPC分类号: G02B6/126 G02B6/1228

    摘要: A structure includes a polarization device such as a polarization splitter, a polarization combiner or a polarization splitter rotator including a waveguide having a light absorber at an end section with an at least hook shape, e.g., it can be hooked or spiral shape. The structure also includes another waveguide adjacent the stated waveguide. The hook or spiral shape acts as a light absorber that reduces undesired optical noise such as excessive light insertion loss and/or light scattering. The hook or spiral shape may also be used on supplemental waveguides used to further filter and/or refine an optical signal in one of the waveguides of the polarization device, e.g., downstream of an output section of the polarization splitter and/or rotator.

    Stacked edge couplers in the back-end-of-line stack of a photonic chip

    公开(公告)号:US11947168B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US17658092

    申请日:2022-04-05

    发明人: Yusheng Bian

    IPC分类号: G02B6/30 G02B6/12 G02B6/122

    摘要: A stacked edge coupler for a photonic chip is provided. The stacked edge coupler includes an insulating layer, a waveguide core, a first assisting waveguide, and a back-end-of-line stack. The first assisting waveguide is on the insulating layer. The waveguide core is over the first assisting waveguide and includes a tapered section. The back-end-of-line stack is over the waveguide core. The back-end-of-line stack includes a side edge, a dielectric layer, and a second assisting waveguide. The second assisting waveguide is on the dielectric layer and arranged adjacent to the side edge. The second assisting waveguide has an overlapping arrangement with the tapered section of the waveguide core.

    Photonics chips with reticle stitching by back-to-back tapered sections

    公开(公告)号:US11880066B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-23

    申请号:US17847399

    申请日:2022-06-23

    IPC分类号: G02B6/122 G02B6/12

    摘要: Structures including a waveguide core and methods of fabricating a structure including a waveguide core. The structure comprises a photonics chip including a first chip region, a second chip region, a first waveguide core in the first chip region, and a second waveguide core in the second chip region. The first chip region adjoins the second chip region along a boundary. The first waveguide core includes a first tapered section, and the second waveguide core includes a second tapered section positioned across the boundary from the first tapered section. The first tapered section has a first width dimension that increases with increasing distance from the boundary, and the second tapered section has a second width dimension that increases with increasing distance from the boundary.

    PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE WITH POLARIZATION DEVICE FOR HIGH POWER APPLICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230417989A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-28

    申请号:US17808168

    申请日:2022-06-22

    发明人: Yusheng Bian

    IPC分类号: G02B6/122 G02B6/126

    CPC分类号: G02B6/1228 G02B6/126

    摘要: Disclosed is a structure including a polarization device with first and second waveguides. The first waveguide includes a core (e.g., a silicon nitride (SiN) core) suitable for high-power applications. The second waveguide includes: a primary core (e.g., another SiN core), which is positioned laterally adjacent to the core of the first waveguide and suitable for high-power applications, and secondary core(s) stacked vertically with the primary core to steer the optical mode and ensure that mode matching occurs between adjacent first and second coupling sections of the first and second waveguides, respectively, in order to achieve high-power splitter and/or combiner functions. Optionally, the primary and secondary cores of the second waveguide can be tapered at least within the second coupling section to increase the likelihood of mode matching.

    PHOTONICS CHIPS WITH RETICLE STITCHING BY SIDE-BY-SIDE TAPERED SECTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230400633A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:US17835513

    申请日:2022-06-08

    发明人: Yusheng Bian

    IPC分类号: G02B6/122 G02B6/13

    摘要: Structures including a waveguide core and methods of fabricating a structure including a waveguide core. The structure comprises a photonics chip including a first chip region, a first waveguide core in the first chip region, a second chip region, and a second waveguide core in the second chip region. The first chip region adjoins the second chip region along a boundary, the first waveguide core includes a first tapered section and the second waveguide core includes a second tapered section adjacent to the first tapered section. The first tapered section has a first longitudinal axis aligned substantially parallel to the boundary, and the second tapered section has a second longitudinal axis aligned substantially parallel to the boundary.