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Optical interconnects with hybrid construction

US6449417B1 · kind B1 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

LIGHTWAVE MICROSYSTEMS, INC. · US

Inventors

Edward S. Binkley · Los Altos, US
John Kenney · Palo Alto, US
Marc A. Stiller · Ramona, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2001
Grant date	Sep 10, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 28, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B2006/12164
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a hybrid waveguide structure, wherein a core or cladding has a hybrid section or “button” of a different optical property such as refractive index from the major portion of the core or cladding, respectively. The hybrid section can be made of a passive material or an electro-optic material. Methods of making a hybrid waveguide structure are also disclosed. These methods include rib-based methods and trench-based methods, and in either of these methods, a temporary filler is used in many instances to incorporate the hybrid section into the hybrid waveguide structure.

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