Optical System Having a Symmetrical Coupling Region
    1.
    发明申请
    Optical System Having a Symmetrical Coupling Region 有权
    具有对称耦合区域的光学系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120134628A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-31

    申请号:US12955403

    申请日:2010-11-29

    IPC分类号: G02B6/26

    摘要: A system having an optical-coupling region for evanescently coupling light between first and second optical-waveguiding structures is disclosed. Within the optical-coupling region, the first and second optical-waveguiding structures exhibit mirror symmetry with respect to each other across or about at least one of a plane and an axis and include a segment that is not straight.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种具有用于在第一和第二光波导结构之间瞬间耦合光的光耦合区域的系统。 在光耦合区域内,第一和第二光波导结构在平面和轴线的至少一个上或相对于彼此相对于彼此具有镜像对称性,并且包括不是直的部分。

    Low modal birefringent waveguides and method of fabrication
    3.
    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
    4.
    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
    5.
    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。

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

    公开(公告)号:US20050180713A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-18

    申请号:US11034119

    申请日:2005-01-12

    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。

    Low Modal birefringent waveguides and method of fabrication
    7.
    发明申请
    Low Modal birefringent waveguides and method of fabrication 有权
    低模态双折射波导和制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050152660A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-14

    申请号:US10756627

    申请日:2004-01-13

    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。