RADIAL OPTICAL COUPLER
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1. An optical device, comprising:
- an optical grating coupler formed along a planar surface of a substrate, said grating coupler including a pattern formed by ridges concentrically located on the surface about a center thereon, with each adjacent pair of ridges being separated by a groove; and
a plurality of optical waveguides having first ends that terminate near an outermost one of the ridges, the first ends being about uniformly spaced along said outermost one of the ridges and being oriented radially with respect to the center.
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Abstract
An optical device includes an optical grating coupler and a plurality of optical waveguides coupled thereto. The optical grating coupler is formed along a planar surface of a substrate, and includes a pattern formed by ridges concentrically located on the surface about a center thereon. Each adjacent pair of ridges is separated by a groove. Each waveguide of the plurality of waveguides is oriented about radially with respect to the center, and has a first end that terminates near an outermost one of the ridges. The first ends are about uniformly spaced along the outermost one of the ridges.
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1. An optical device, comprising:
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an optical grating coupler formed along a planar surface of a substrate, said grating coupler including a pattern formed by ridges concentrically located on the surface about a center thereon, with each adjacent pair of ridges being separated by a groove; and a plurality of optical waveguides having first ends that terminate near an outermost one of the ridges, the first ends being about uniformly spaced along said outermost one of the ridges and being oriented radially with respect to the center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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forming a grating coupler of an optical medium along a planar surface of a substrate, said grating including a plurality of ridges concentrically located about a center on the surface, with each pair of adjacent ridges being separated by a groove; and forming a plurality of optical waveguides having first ends that terminate near an outermost one of the ridges, the first ends being about uniformly spaced along said outermost one of the ridges and being oriented radially with respect to the center. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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