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Abstract

A vertically-coupled ring resonator structures are disclosed. In one embodiment, the structure comprises a base layer having at least one or two channels wherein a top surface of the base layer is grown planarized with regard to a top surface of each the said channels and a ring resonator coupled to the base layer top surface vertically displaced from and in optical communication with the channels is operable to transfer at least one wavelength of the light between said channels. In another embodiment of the invention, a vertically-coupled ring resonator semiconductor laser is formed using a vertically-coupled ring configuration. The laser comprises a base layer having two channels operable to generate light wherein a top surface of the base layer is planarized grown with regard to a top surface of each of said channels, a first reflecting surface associated with each of the channels operable to substantially contain light within the associated channel, and a ring resonator coupled to said base layer top surface vertically displaced from and in optical communication with the channels operable to transfer at least one wavelength of the light the channels, wherein the first reflecting surface and the ring resonator define a lasing cavity. In another embodiment of the invention, two ring resonators are employed as reflecting surfaces to create a laser cavity.

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