Photonic integrated circuit (PIC) and method for making same
US6788721B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2006/12173
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A photonic integrated circuit including: at least one photonic component being suitable for operation with a plurality of photons and including an operational material having a bandgap energy close to the energy of the photons; and, at least one photonic component being suitable for operation with the plurality of photons, including an operational material having a bandgap energy substantially higher than the photons and being adjacent to the at least one photonic component including an operational material having a bandgap energy close to the energy of the photons. The at least one photonic component including an operational material having a bandgap energy substantially higher than the photons includes at least one amorphous silicon based alloy material.
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