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Photonic integrated circuit with integrated optical transceiver

US8642941B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignees

IMEC · BE
UNIVERSITEIT GENT · BE

Inventors

Diedrik Vermeulen · New York, US
Günther Roelkens · Melle, BE

Key dates

Filing date	May 12, 2011
Grant date	Feb 4, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 6, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01S5/18361
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Photonic structures and methods of operating the photonic structures are disclosed. In one embodiment, the photonic structure includes a detector configured to detect radiation of a first wavelength range. The radiation of the first wavelength range is received from an external radiation guide, and the detector is substantially transparent to radiation of a second wavelength range that differs from the first wavelength range. The photonic structure further includes a coupling structure configured to free space couple out of the photonic structure radiation of the second wavelength range. The photonic structure further includes a guiding structure configured to optically guide the radiation of the second wavelength range through the detector.

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