Compact photonics platforms and methods of forming the same are provided. An example of a compact photonics platform includes a layered structure having an active region along a longitudinal axis, a facet having an angle no less than a critical angle formed at at least one longitudinal end of the active region, and a waveguide having at least one grating coupler positioned in alignment with the angled facet to couple light out to or in from the waveguide.

An object of the present invention is to reduce the manufacturing cost of a semiconductor device. A semiconductor device includes a SOI substrate that has an optical waveguide including a semiconductor layer. The optical waveguide is covered with an interlayer insulating film. Wiring parts are formed on the interlayer insulating film. Moreover, a thin film part having a smaller thickness than the wiring parts is formed above the optical waveguide and is integrated with the wiring parts.

A phased array LiDAR transmitting chip of multi-layer materials includes: a first material structure layer and an SOI silicon waveguide structure layer, a rear end of the first material structure layer and a front end of the SOI silicon waveguide structure layer form a coupling connection structure. The first material structure layer includes an input coupler and a beam splitter. The input coupler is optically connected to the beam splitter. The beam splitter is optically connected to the SOI silicon waveguide structure layer through the coupling connection structure. The input coupler couples input light to the chip. The beam splitter split a light wave coupled to the chip. The coupling connection structure couples each split light wave to a silicon waveguide in the SOI silicon waveguide structure layer. A non-linear refractive index of a first material in the first material structure layer is lower than that of a silicon material.

A graphene optical device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an upper semiconductor layer; a lower semiconductor layer; and a graphene capacitor disposed between the upper semiconductor layer and the lower semiconductor layer, wherein the graphene capacitor includes a first graphene, a second graphene, and a first insulation layer disposed between the first graphene and the second graphene, wherein the first graphene and the second graphene partially overlap each other when viewed from the upper semiconductor layer toward the lower semiconductor layer.

According to one embodiment, a waveguide element includes a first crystal region, and a second crystal region. The first crystal region extends in a first direction and includes a first nitride semiconductor. The second crystal region extends in the first direction, includes a second nitride semiconductor, and is continuous with the first crystal region. A second direction crosses the first direction. The second direction is from the first crystal region toward the second crystal region. A <0001> direction of the first crystal region is from the first crystal region toward the second crystal region. A <0001> direction of the second crystal region is from the second crystal region toward the first crystal region.

The present invention relates to the use of dopants for polymer optical fibers or polymer waveguides containing the dopants, sensors in the polymer optical fibers or polymer waveguides, which may be used in the biomedical industry for the measurement of different physiological and physical variables.

The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a graphene plasmon resonator that includes a planar patterned layer having a collection of electrically conductive segments, and a collection of dielectric segments, each dielectric segment defined between a corresponding pair of the electrically conductive segments, a graphene layer substantially parallel to the planar patterned layer and overlapping the collection of electrically conductive segments, and a planar dielectric layer between the planar patterned layer and the graphene layer.

Systems for the manufacturing of waveguide cells in accordance with various embodiments can be configured and implemented in many different ways. In many embodiments, various deposition mechanisms are used to deposit layer(s) of optical recording material onto a transparent substrate. A second transparent substrate can be provided, and the three layers can be laminated to form a waveguide cell. Suitable optical recording material can vary widely depending on the given application. In some embodiments, the optical recording material deposited has a similar composition throughout the layer. In a number of embodiments, the optical recording material spatially varies in composition, allowing for the formation of optical elements with varying characteristics. Regardless of the composition of the optical recording material, any method of placing or depositing the optical recording material onto a substrate can be utilized.

A system comprises a first optical component comprising a component body; at least a first waveguide formed in the component body, wherein the first waveguide is substantially mirror-symmetrical in shape relative to a line at or near the center of the first waveguide; and a self-alignment feature configured to assist in optically-coupling the first waveguide with a second waveguide located outside of the component body.

Compact photonics platforms and methods of forming the same are provided. An example of a compact photonics platform includes a layered structure having an active region along a longitudinal axis, a facet having an angle no less than a critical angle formed at at least one longitudinal end of the active region, and a waveguide having at least one grating coupler positioned in alignment with the angled facet to couple light out to or in from the waveguide.