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102 基板
104 主面、表面
110 光導波路
112 下部クラッディング、半導体ダイオード
114 導波路コア
116 上部クラッディング、半導体ダイオード
118 封止層
120 リッジ導波路構造
122、124 側壁
130 底面
132 第1の表面、横面
133 第1のエッジ
134 第2の表面、横面
138 第3の表面、横面
139 第2のエッジ
300 層状構造
302 誘電体マスク
304 エッジ
312、314、316 半導体層
414 導波路コア、半導体ダイオード
500 偏光スプリッタ-ローテータ、光導波路回路
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- 装置であって、
フォトニック集積回路を備え、
フォトニック集積回路が、
実質的に平面の主面(104)を有する基板(102)と、
前記主面に隣接し、前記主面に沿って基板に取り付けられた光導波路(110)であって、光導波路が導波路コア(114)を含む、光導波路(110)と
を備え、
導波路コアの第1のセクションが、導波路コアの第1および第2の表面(132、134)が互いに接続される第1のエッジ(133)を有し、第1の表面が前記主面に対して実質的に直交し、第2の表面が前記主面に対して非ゼロの横方向傾斜角を有する、
装置。 - 非ゼロの横方向傾斜角が、第1の非ゼロ傾斜角値と、異なる第2の非ゼロ傾斜角値との間で第1のセクションの長手導波路方向に沿って連続的に変化する、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 非ゼロの横方向傾斜角が、5度より大きく、60度より小さい、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 導波路コアの第1のセクションが、導波路コアの第1の表面と第3の表面(138)が互いに接続される第2のエッジ(139)を有し、第3の表面が前記主面に対して非ゼロの横方向傾斜角を有する、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 導波路コアの第1のセクションが、導波路コアの第1の表面と第3の表面とが互いに接続される第2のエッジを有し、第3の表面が、第2の表面よりも前記主面に対して小さい非ゼロの横方向傾斜角を有する、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 導波路コアの第1のセクションが、導波路コアの第1の表面と第3の表面とが互いに接続される第2のエッジを有し、第3の表面が前記主面に平行である、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 導波路コアの第1のセクションが、半導体ダイオード(112、414、116)を備える、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 導波路コアの第1のセクションが、複数の半導体層(404、406)を有する多重量子井戸構造を備え、前記半導体層の少なくともいくつかが、第2の表面に対して平行である、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 導波路コアの第2のセクションが、前記主面に対して非傾斜であり、導波路コアの第1および第2のセクションが、互いに端部接続されている、請求項1に記載の装置。
- フォトニック集積回路が、導波路コアの第1および第2のセクションを含む偏光スプリッタ-ローテータ(500)を備える、請求項9に記載の装置。
- 導波路コアの第2のセクションが、異なる非ゼロの横方向傾斜角を有し、導波路コアの第1および第2のセクションが、互いに端部接続されている、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 導波路コアの第3のセクションが、前記主面に対して非傾斜であり、導波路コアの第2および第3のセクションが、互いに端部接続されている、請求項11に記載の装置。
- 導波路コアの第3のセクションが、前記主面に対して非傾斜であり、導波路コアの第1および第3のセクションが、互いに端部接続されている、請求項11に記載の装置。
- フォトニック集積回路が、導波路コアの第1、第2、および第3のセクションを含む偏光スプリッタ-ローテータ(500)を備える、請求項13に記載の装置。
- 光導波路が、前記主面に隣接し、前記主面に沿って基板に取り付けられたリッジ導波路構造(120)を備え、リッジ導波路構造が、前記主面に実質的に直交する第1および第2の側壁(122、124)を有し、第1の側壁が第1の表面を含み、
リッジ導波路構造が、導波路クラッディングの少なくとも一部を含み、前記一部が、導波路コアの第1のセクションよりも前記主面から遠い、請求項1に記載の装置。
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