A novel endoscope, which can be a spectrally encoded endoscope (SEE) probe having
forward-view, side-view, or a combination of forward and side views is provided herein. The …

BACKGROUND Optoelectronic integrated circuits (ICs) include both elec tronic and optical
elements Within a single chip. Typical elec tronic elements include? eld effect transistors …

A method for fabricating butt-coupled electro-absorptive modulators is disclosed. A butt-
coupled electro-absorptive modulator with minimal dislocations in the electro-absorptive …

An optical integrated circuit (IC) is provided that includes a waveguide to propagate light in
the IC. A diffractive element, such as a grating, couples light between the waveguide and an …

The portion of the first light beam propagates in a first 4,135,822 A 1, 1979 Ezekiel counter-
propagating direction, and the portion of the second 4,234,357. A 1 1/1980 Scheppele light …

Exemplary apparatus, systems, methods of making, and methods of using a configuration in
an optical arrangement for forward viewing spectrally encoded endoscopy (SEE) probe can …

An improved method for manufacturing a lateral germanium detector is disclosed. A detector
window is opened through an oxide layer to expose a doped single crystalline silicon layer …

A probe can be provided having a grating adapted for color spectrally encoded imaging. The
probe can include a waveguide configuration, a light focusing configuration, and a grating …

(57) ABSTRACT A method for fabricating photonic and electronic devices on a substrate is
disclosed. Multiple slabs are initially patterned and etched on a layer of a substrate. An …

The present disclosure provides apparatuses and methods for color imaging and an
increased field of view using spectrally encoded endoscopy techniques. At least one of the …