Optical waveguides with trench structures

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6621972
APP PUB NO 20020076188A1
SERIAL NO

09977637

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Arrangements using air trench cladding enables minimization of the evanescent tail to suppress light coupling to radiation modes, resulting in low-loss bends and splitters. Structures including sharp bends and T-splitters without transmission loss, crossings without crosstalk, and couplers from/to fibers and with out-of-plane waveguides without substantial loss are provided with such air trench claddings. Air trench sidewall cladding of waveguides pushes evanescent tails toward top and bottom claddings to enhance coupling between vertically positioned waveguides. Fabrication processes using wafer bonding technology are also provided.

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  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Akiyama, Shoji Brighton, MA 178 1539
Haus, Hermann A Lexington, MA 33 1120
Kimerling, Lionel C Concord, MA 103 2504
Popovic, Milov Allston, MA 1 74
Wada, Kazumi Lexngton, MA 47 891

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