VERTICAL BEND WAVEGUIDE COUPLER FOR PHOTONICS APPLICATIONS
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1. An optical waveguide structure, comprising:
- a dielectric layer having a top surface;
an optical waveguide structure; and
an optical coupler disposed on the dielectric layer, the optical coupler having both a substantially vertical portion that couples to the top surface of the dielectric layer and a substantially horizontal portion that couples to the optical waveguide structure, the substantially vertical portion and the substantially horizontal portion being separated by a curved portion, wherein the optical coupler tapers in width from the substantially vertical portion to the substantially horizontal portion.
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Abstract
An optical waveguide structure may include a dielectric layer having a top surface, an optical waveguide structure, and an optical coupler embedded within the dielectric layer. The optical coupler may have both a substantially vertical portion that couples to the top surface of the dielectric layer and a substantially horizontal portion that couples to the optical waveguide structure. The substantially vertical portion and the substantially horizontal portion are separated by a curved portion.
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1. An optical waveguide structure, comprising:
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a dielectric layer having a top surface; an optical waveguide structure; and an optical coupler disposed on the dielectric layer, the optical coupler having both a substantially vertical portion that couples to the top surface of the dielectric layer and a substantially horizontal portion that couples to the optical waveguide structure, the substantially vertical portion and the substantially horizontal portion being separated by a curved portion, wherein the optical coupler tapers in width from the substantially vertical portion to the substantially horizontal portion. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 9)
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6. An optical waveguide structure, comprising:
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a dielectric layer having a top surface; an optical waveguide structure; and an optical coupler disposed on the dielectric layer, the optical coupler having both a substantially vertical portion that couples to the top surface of the dielectric layer and a substantially horizontal portion that couples to the optical waveguide structure, the substantially vertical portion and the substantially horizontal portion being separated by a curved portion, wherein the optical coupler disposed on the dielectric layer comprises a cladding region provided by a dielectric fill material corresponding to the dielectric layer, the dielectric fill material electrically insulating metal connectivity layers within the dielectric layer. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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10. An embedded optical coupler located within disposed on a dielectric layer formed on a substrate, comprising:
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a first waveguide region having a first tapered width and being substantially vertical relative to a top surface of the dielectric layer; a second waveguide region having a second tapered width and being substantially horizontal relative to the top surface of the dielectric layer; and a waveguide bend region having a third tapered width and located between the first and the second waveguide region, wherein the first waveguide region, the second waveguide region, and the waveguide bend region are disposed on the dielectric layer, and wherein the first waveguide region receives an optical signal that is vertically incident relative to the top surface of the dielectric layer, the received optical signal propagating through the first waveguide region to the second waveguide region via the waveguide bend region.
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