Patent classifications
H01S5/1035
Light emitting device with improved gratings and method for manufacturing the device
A light emitting device, an optical module and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. According to an example of the disclosure, the light emitting device may comprise an optical waveguide chip, a light emitting chip and a grating between the light emitting chip and the optical waveguide chip. The light emitting chip may emit laser light. The grating may couple the laser light emitted from the active layer into the optical waveguide chip in a way that the laser light is output along a length direction of the optical waveguide chip.
Surface coupled systems
A system includes a surface coupled edge emitting laser that includes a core waveguide, a fan out region optically coupled to the core waveguide in a same layer of the surface coupled edge emitting laser as the core waveguide; and a first surface grating formed in the fan out region; and a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) that includes an optical waveguide and a second surface grating formed in an upper layer of the PIC, wherein the second surface grating is in optical alignment with the first surface grating.
HUMAN PLACENTAL COLLAGEN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
The present invention provides compositions comprising human placental telopeptide collagen, methods of preparing the compositions, methods of their use and kits comprising the compositions. The compositions, kits and methods are useful, for example, for augmenting or replacing tissue of a mammal.
System comprising an integrated waveguide-coupled optically active device and method of formation
Integrated-optics systems are presented in which an optically active device is optically coupled with a silicon waveguide via a passive compound-semiconductor waveguide. In a first region, the passive waveguide and the optically active device collectively define a composite waveguide structure, where the optically active device functions as the central ridge portion of a rib-waveguide structure. The optically active device is configured to control the vertical position of an optical mode in the composite waveguide along its length such that the optical mode is optically coupled into the passive waveguide with low loss. The passive waveguide and the silicon waveguide collectively define a vertical coupler in a second region, where the passive and silicon waveguides are configured to control the distribution of the optical mode along the length of the coupler, thereby enabling the entire mode to transition between the passive and silicon waveguides with low loss.
Method of fabricating a compact photonics platform
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.
CONFIGURABLE COMPACT PHOTONIC PLATFORMS
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.
Configurable compact photonic platforms
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 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.
Human placental collagen compositions, and methods of making and using the same
The present invention provides compositions comprising human placental telopeptide collagen, methods of preparing the compositions, methods of their use and kits comprising the compositions. The compositions, kits and methods are useful, for example, for augmenting or replacing tissue of a mammal.
Surface-normal optical coupling interface with thermal-optic coefficient compensation
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that implements an optical interface. The system includes a semiconductor chip with a silicon layer, which includes a silicon waveguide, and an interface layer (which can be comprised of SiON) disposed over the silicon layer, wherein the interface layer includes an interface waveguide. The system also includes an optical coupler that couples an optical signal from the silicon waveguide in the silicon layer to the interface waveguide in the interface layer, wherein the interface waveguide channels the optical signal in a direction parallel to a top surface of the semiconductor chip. The system additionally includes a mirror, which is oriented to reflect the optical signal from the interface waveguide in a surface-normal direction so that the optical signal exits the top surface of the semiconductor chip.
SURFACE-NORMAL OPTICAL COUPLING INTERFACE WITH THERMAL-OPTIC COEFFICIENT COMPENSATION
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that implements an optical interface. The system includes a semiconductor chip with a silicon layer, which includes a silicon waveguide, and an interface layer (which can be comprised of SiON) disposed over the silicon layer, wherein the interface layer includes an interface waveguide. The system also includes an optical coupler that couples an optical signal from the silicon waveguide in the silicon layer to the interface waveguide in the interface layer, wherein the interface waveguide channels the optical signal in a direction parallel to a top surface of the semiconductor chip. The system additionally includes a mirror, which is oriented to reflect the optical signal from the interface waveguide in a surface-normal direction so that the optical signal exits the top surface of the semiconductor chip.