Radio-frequency loss reduction for integrated devices

    公开(公告)号:US11164893B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-02

    申请号:US16863223

    申请日:2020-04-30

    摘要: In radio-frequency (RF) devices integrated on semiconductor-on-insulator (e.g., silicon-based) substrates, RF losses may be reduced by increasing the resistivity of the semiconductor device layer in the vicinity of (e.g., underneath and/or in whole or in part surrounding) the metallization structures of the RF device, such as, e.g., transmission lines, contacts, or bonding pads. Increased resistivity can be achieved, e.g., by ion-implantation, or by patterning the device layer to create disconnected semiconductor islands.

    Efficient heat-sinking in PIN diode

    公开(公告)号:US10998252B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-04

    申请号:US16791315

    申请日:2020-02-14

    摘要: The thermal impedance of p-i-n diodes integrated on semiconductor-on-insulator substrates can be reduced with thermally conducting vias that shunt heat across thermal barriers such as, e.g., the thick top oxide cladding often encapsulating the p-i-n diode. In various embodiments, one or more thermally conducting vias extend from a top surface of the intrinsic diode layer to a metal structure connected to the doped top layer of the diode, and/or from that metal structure down to at least the semiconductor device layer of the substrate.

    Optical cladding layer design
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10833213B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-10

    申请号:US16548260

    申请日:2019-08-22

    摘要: Embodiments of the invention describe apparatuses, optical systems, and methods related to utilizing optical cladding layers. According to one embodiment, a hybrid optical device includes a silicon semiconductor layer and a III-V semiconductor layer having an overlapping region, wherein a majority of a field of an optical mode in the overlapping region is to be contained in the III-V semiconductor layer. A cladding region between the silicon semiconductor layer and the III-V semiconductor layer has a spatial property to substantially confine the optical mode to the III-V semiconductor layer and enable heat dissipation through the silicon semiconductor layer.

    INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HEATER

    公开(公告)号:US20200333641A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-22

    申请号:US16919802

    申请日:2020-07-02

    IPC分类号: G02F1/017 G02F1/025

    摘要: Disclosed are structures as well as methods of manufacture and operation of integrated optoelectronic devices that facilitate directly heating the diode or waveguide structures to regulate a temperature of the device while allowing electrical contacts to be placed close to the device to reduce the electrical resistance. Embodiments include, in particular, heterogeneous electro-absorption modulators that include a compound-semiconductor diode structure placed above a waveguide formed in the device layer of an SOI substrate.

    EFFICIENT HEAT-SINKING IN PIN DIODE
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200211923A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-02

    申请号:US16791315

    申请日:2020-02-14

    摘要: The thermal impedance of p-i-n diodes integrated on semiconductor-on-insulator substrates can be reduced with thermally conducting vias that shunt heat across thermal barriers such as, e.g., the thick top oxide cladding often encapsulating the p-i-n diode. In various embodiments, one or more thermally conducting vias extend from a top surface of the intrinsic diode layer to a metal structure connected to the doped top layer of the diode, and/or from that metal structure down to at least the semiconductor device layer of the substrate.

    INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HEATER

    公开(公告)号:US20200209655A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-02

    申请号:US16235197

    申请日:2018-12-28

    IPC分类号: G02F1/017

    摘要: Disclosed are structures as well as methods of manufacture and operation of integrated optoelectronic devices that facilitate directly heating the diode or waveguide structures to regulate a temperature of the device while allowing electrical contacts to be placed close to the device to reduce the electrical resistance. Embodiments include, in particular, heterogeneous electro-absorption modulators that include a compound-semiconductor diode structure placed above a waveguide formed in the device layer of an SOI substrate.

    AMPLIFIED MULTISTAGE DEMULTIPLEXER
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190273563A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-05

    申请号:US15910767

    申请日:2018-03-02

    IPC分类号: H04B10/60 H04J14/02

    摘要: Described are various configurations for an amplifying optical demultiplexer. Various embodiments can receive an input signal comprising multiple sub-signals, and separate and amplify the signals within the demultiplexer. Some embodiments include a multistage demultiplexer with amplifiers located between a first and second stage. Some embodiments include a multistage demultiplexer with amplifiers located between a second and third stage.

    LOSS MONITORING IN PHOTONIC CIRCUIT FABRICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220065798A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17006366

    申请日:2020-08-28

    摘要: Optical fabrication monitor structures can be included in a design fabricated on a wafer from a mask or fabrication reticle. A first set of components can be formed in an initial fabrication cycle, where the first set includes functional components and monitor structures. A second set of components can be formed by subsequent fabrication processes that can potentially cause errors or damage to the first set of components. The monitor structures can be implemented during fabrication (e.g., in a cleanroom) to detect fabrication errors without pulling or scrapping the wafer.