A spot-size converter for coupling light between first and second waveguides respectively
supporting first and second propagation modes having substantially different dimensions is …

A spot-size converter includes a first part of a waveguiding structure to couple to a first
waveguide to receive light from or transmit light to the first waveguide in a first propagation …

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 …

US9759864B2 - Spot-size converter for optical mode conversion and coupling between two
waveguides - Google Patents US9759864B2 - Spot-size converter for optical mode conversion …

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 …

A photonic waveguide structure may include a tapered photonic waveguide structure within
a photonic substrate, such that the tapered photonic waveguide structure has a tapered …

(57) ABSTRACT A disclosed optical semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor
layer having a first refractive index and a first optical absorption coefficient; and a second …

BACKGROUND 0002 Optical signals may be used to communicate infor mation between
integrated circuits (ICs) such as ICs formed on different dies. Present techniques to optically …

In an example, a photonic system includes a Si PIC with a Si substrate, a SiO2 box formed
on the Si substrate, a first layer, and a second layer. The first layer is formed above the SiO2 …

Techniques for forming a facet optical coupler that includes a waveguide formed over a
trench of a silicon substrate are described. The trench is formed in a silicon substrate and …