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PHOTONIC INTEGRATION PLATFORM

  • US 20180341064A1
  • Filed: 08/01/2018
  • Published: 11/29/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A SOI optical device, comprising:

  • a semiconductor substrate;

    an insulation layer disposed on the substrate;

    a crystalline silicon layer disposed on the insulation layer and comprising a silicon waveguide; and

    a plurality of prongs configured to at least one of receive and transmit optical energy via a coupling surface of the SOI optical device,wherein the plurality of prongs are positioned such that the optical energy transmitted by the plurality of prongs is transferred to the silicon waveguide,wherein a dimension of the silicon waveguides changes as the silicon waveguide extends away from the coupling surface.

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