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Controlled impedance lines connected to optoelectronic devices

US5519363A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 1994
Grant dateMay 21, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01P3/081
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A dielectric substrate of a material such as silicon is used to provide controlled impedance waveguides for coupling an optoelectronic device to an electronic device. The impedance is controlled by varying the thickness of the dielectric between the signal lines and the ground plane. In the preferred embodiment, the crystallographic structure of the silicon is employed to achieve great precision of the dielectric thickness.

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