Method and apparatus for incorporating a low contrast interface and a high contrast interface into an optical device
US6811324B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2006/1215
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for incorporating low contrast and high contrast interfaces in optical devices. In one embodiment an insulator is disposed proximate to a plurality of regions of a semiconductor including regions through which an optical beam is directed. High contrast interfaces are defined between the semiconductor and the insulator. Low contrast interfaces are defined between a doped region and the semiconductor. The optical beam is directed through the doped region from one of the plurality of semiconductor regions to another of the plurality of regions with relatively low loss. Optical coupling or evanescent coupling depending on an incident angle of the optical beam relative to the low contrast interface may occur through the doped region and low contrast interface.
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