Agere Systems Guardian Corp.

Agere Systems Optoelectronics Guardian Corp.

Alexei Glebov

Allan James Bruce

Ya-Hong Xie

Joseph Shmulovich

An optical device that is a waveguide with a heating element thereon that is formed on a silicon substrate is disclosed. The waveguide is formed on a region of porous silicon formed in the silicon substrate. The porous silicon region provides greater resistance to the flow of heat than the silicon substrate on which the device is formed. Optionally, the porous silicon region also provides greater resistance to the flow of heat than the waveguide.

Optical device formed on a substrate with thermal isolation regions formed therein

A process for fabricating a silica-based optical device on a silicon substrate is disclosed. The device has a cladding formed in a silicon substrate. The device also has an active region, and that active region is formed on the cladding. The cladding is fabricated by forming a region of porous silicon in the silicon substrate. The porous silicon is then oxidized and densified. After densification, the active region of the device is formed on the cladding.

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Alexei Glebov