TWO-DIMENSIONAL GRATING COUPLER AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220317379A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17220724

    申请日:2021-04-01

    IPC分类号: G02B6/34 G02B6/30

    摘要: Disclosed are apparatus and methods for optical coupling. In one example, a described apparatus includes: a planar layer; a grating region comprising an array of scattering elements arranged in the planar layer to form a two-dimensional grating; a first taper structure formed in the planar layer connecting a first side of the grating region to a first waveguide, wherein a shape of the first taper structure is a first triangle that is asymmetric about any line perpendicular to the first side of the grating region in the planar layer; and a second taper structure formed in the planar layer connecting a second side of the grating region to a second waveguide, wherein a shape of the second taper structure is a second triangle that is asymmetric about any line perpendicular to the second side of the grating region in the planar layer, wherein the first side and the second side are substantially perpendicular to each other.

    Germanium photodetector embedded in a multi-mode interferometer

    公开(公告)号:US11378750B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US16745561

    申请日:2020-01-17

    摘要: A method includes etching a silicon layer to form a silicon slab and an upper silicon region over the silicon slab, and implanting the silicon slab and the upper silicon region to form a p-type region, an n-type region, and an intrinsic region between the p-type region and the n-type region. The method further includes etching the p-type region, the n-type region, and the intrinsic region to form a trench. The remaining portions of the upper silicon region form a Multi-Mode Interferometer (MMI) region. An epitaxy process is performed to grow a germanium region in the trench. Electrical connections are made to connect to the p-type region and the n-type region.

    Apparatus, circuits and methods for reducing mismatch in an electro-optic modulator

    公开(公告)号:US11156894B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-26

    申请号:US16804522

    申请日:2020-02-28

    IPC分类号: G02F1/225 G02F1/21

    摘要: Apparatus, circuits and methods for reducing mismatch in an electro-optic modulator are described herein. In some embodiments, a described optical includes: a splitter configured for splitting an input optical signal into a first optical signal and a second optical signal; a phase shifter coupled to the splitter; and a combiner coupled to the phase shifter. The phase shifter includes: a first waveguide arm configured for controlling a first phase of the first optical signal to generate a first phase-controlled optical signal, and a second waveguide arm configured for controlling a second phase of the second optical signal to generate a second phase-controlled optical signal. Each of the first and second waveguide arms includes: a plurality of straight segments and a plurality of curved segments. The combiner is configured for combining the first and second phase-controlled optical signals to generate an output optical signal.