Methods and apparatus for photonic integration in non-polar and semi-polar oriented wave-guided optical devices
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a laser diode integrated with an optical device, the laser diode comprising;
a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate member having a surface region, the surface region having either a non-polar surface orientation or a semi-polar surface orientation;
N waveguide structures each overlying a different portion of the surface region and each characterized by a gain and loss; and
total internal reflector mirrors configured to integrally couple each of the N waveguide structures, wherein;
each of the N waveguide structures is coupled to at least one immediately adjacent one of the N waveguide structures;
each of the N waveguide structures extends in a different direction than immediately adjacent ones of the N waveguide structures; and
N is at least two.
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Abstract
A monolithically integrated optical device. The device has a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate member having a surface region configured on either a non-polar or semi-polar orientation. The device also has a first waveguide structure configured in a first direction overlying a first portion of the surface region. The device also has a second waveguide structure integrally configured with the first waveguide structure. The first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a laser diode integrated with an optical device, the laser diode comprising; a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate member having a surface region, the surface region having either a non-polar surface orientation or a semi-polar surface orientation; N waveguide structures each overlying a different portion of the surface region and each characterized by a gain and loss; and total internal reflector mirrors configured to integrally couple each of the N waveguide structures, wherein; each of the N waveguide structures is coupled to at least one immediately adjacent one of the N waveguide structures; each of the N waveguide structures extends in a different direction than immediately adjacent ones of the N waveguide structures; and N is at least two. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An optical device comprising:
a laser diode comprising; a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate member having a surface region, the surface region having either a non-polar surface orientation or a semi-polar surface orientation; N waveguide structures each overlying a different portion of the surface region and each characterized by a gain and loss, wherein; each of the N waveguide structures is coupled to at least one immediately adjacent one of the N waveguide structures; each of the N waveguide structures extends in a different direction than immediately adjacent ones of the N waveguide structures; each of the N waveguide structures are coupled to another one of the N waveguide structures by at least one turning mirror; and N is at least two. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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