Mode size adjusting for edge coupling devices using multiple inverse tapers
US9638857B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/305
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a waveguide along a longitudinal axis at a first elevation, an optical splitter coupled to a first edge of the waveguide along the longitudinal axis, two or more inverse tapers coupled to a second edge of the optical splitter along the longitudinal axis, and one or more offset inverse tapers that are substantially parallel with the two or more inverse tapers, wherein the one or more offset inverse tapers are along the longitudinal axis at a second elevation.
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