VERTICAL WAVEGUIDES WITH VARIOUS FUNCTIONALITY ON INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
First Claim
1. An device comprising an optical pipe comprising a core and a cladding, the optical pipe being configured to separate wavelengths of an electromagnetic radiation beam incident on the optical pipe at a selective wavelength through the core and the cladding, wherein the core is configured to be both a channel to transmit the wavelengths up to the selective wavelength and an active element to detect the wavelengths up to the selective wavelength transmitted through the core.
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Abstract
An embodiment relates to a device comprising an optical pipe comprising a core and a cladding, the optical pipe being configured to separate wavelengths of an electromagnetic radiation beam incident on the optical pipe at a selective wavelength through the core and the cladding, wherein the core is configured to be both a channel to transmit the wavelengths up to the selective wavelength and an active element to detect the wavelengths up to the selective wavelength transmitted through the core. Other embodiments relate to a compound light detector.
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- 1. An device comprising an optical pipe comprising a core and a cladding, the optical pipe being configured to separate wavelengths of an electromagnetic radiation beam incident on the optical pipe at a selective wavelength through the core and the cladding, wherein the core is configured to be both a channel to transmit the wavelengths up to the selective wavelength and an active element to detect the wavelengths up to the selective wavelength transmitted through the core.
- 31. A compound light detector comprising at least two different devices, each device comprising a optical pipe comprising a core and a cladding, the optical pipe being configured to separate wavelengths of an electromagnetic radiation beam incident on the optical pipe at a selective wavelength through the core and the cladding, wherein the core is configured to be both a channel to transmit the wavelengths up to the selective wavelength and an active element to detect the wavelengths up to the selective wavelength transmitted through the core, and the compound light detector is configured to reconstruct a spectrum of wavelengths of the electromagnetic radiation beam.
- 36. A compound light detector comprising at least a first device and a second device, wherein the first device is configured to provide a first separation of an electromagnetic radiation beam incident on the optical pipe at a first selective wavelength without any filter, the second device is configured to provide a second separation of the electromagnetic radiation beam incident on the optical pipe at a second selective wavelength without any filter, the first selective wavelength is different from the second selective wavelength, each of the first device and the second device comprises a core that is configured to be both a channel to transmit the wavelengths up to the selective wavelength and an active element to detect the wavelengths up to the selective wavelength transmitted through the core, and the compound light detector is configured to reconstruct a spectrum of wavelengths of the electromagnetic radiation beam.
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