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Optical element

US11137546B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 2020
Grant dateOct 5, 2021
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/4225
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

To provide an optical element that can be more easily aligned with an optical fiber, an optical element includes one grating coupler optically coupled to an optical fiber, a waveguide connected to the grating coupler, a multimode interferometer connected to the waveguide on the opposite side to the grating coupler, and a waveguide inserted between two input/output ports on the branched side of the multimode interferometer.

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