Multilayer photonic adapter

RS Tummidi, M Webster, V Patel - US Patent 9,618,699, 2017 - Google Patents
Embodiments herein describe disposing a waveguide adapter onto an SOI device after the
components on a silicon surface layer have been formed. That is, the waveguide adapter is …

Photonic integration platform

M Webster, RS Tummidi - US Patent 9,651,739, 2017 - Google Patents
A SOI device may include a waveguide adapter that couples light between an external light
source—eg, a fiber optic cable or laser—and a silicon waveguide on the silicon surface …

Photonic integration platform

M Webster, RS Tummidi - US Patent 10,054,745, 2018 - Google Patents
A SOI device may include a waveguide adapter that couples light between an external light
source—eg, a fiber optic cable or laser—and a silicon waveguide on the silicon surface …

Surface-normal optical coupling interface with thermal-optic coefficient compensation

Y Luo, X Zheng, AV Krishnamoorthy - US Patent 9,964,702, 2018 - Google Patents
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that implements an optical interface. The
system includes a semiconductor chip with a silicon layer, which includes a silicon …

Photonic integration platform

M Webster, RS Tummidi - US Patent 9,274,275, 2016 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND SOI optical devices may include an active surface layer that includes
waveguides, optical modulators, detectors, CMOS circuitry, metal leads for interfacing with …

Photonic flexible interconnect

GA Fish - US Patent App. 13/412,441, 2013 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the invention describe a silicon photonic interconnect, formed from an SOI
substrate, having a waveguide for receiving optical data from an integrated circuit. Said …

Surface-normal coupler for silicon-on-insulator platforms

X Zheng, I Shubin, JE Cunningham… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) is described. This PIC includes an inverse facet mirror on
a silicon optical waveguide for optical proximity coupling between two silicon-on-insulator …

Adiabatically coupled optical system

D Mahgerefteh, B Park - US Patent 10,132,997, 2018 - Google Patents
An optical system includes a silicon (Si) substrate, a buried oxide (BOX) layer formed on the
substrate, a silicon nitride (SiN) layer formed above the BOX layer, and a SiN waveguide …

Silicon interface for dielectric slab waveguide

CP Jou, TI Bao - US Patent 9,372,316, 2016 - Google Patents
The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip having coupling elements that couple
electromagnetic radiation hav ing a frequency outside of the visible spectrum between a …

Optical coupling structure

T Keyser, G Hughes - US Patent 7,454,102, 2008 - Google Patents
An optoelectronic coupling structure, a method of manufacture, and a method of operation
are described. The optical coupling structure includes a waveguide that is formed within a …