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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2017
Mellanox Technologies Silicon Photonics Inc., Monterey Park, CA (US);
Dazeng Feng, El Monte, CA (US);
Cheng-Chih Kung, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Jacob Levy, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Wei Qian, Torrance, CA (US);
Wei Liu, West Hollywood, CA (US);
Mehdi Asghari, Pasadena, CA (US);
Mellanox Technologies Silicon Photonics Inc., Monterey Park, CA (US);
Abstract
The optical device includes a waveguide positioned on a base and a modulator positioned on the base. The modulator includes a ridge of an electro-absorption medium having a top side and a lateral side. The lateral side is between the top side and the base and the top side has a width. The waveguide is configured to guide a light signal through the modulator such that the light signal is guided through the ridge of electro-absorption medium. A heater is positioned over the lateral side of the electro-absorption medium without being positioned over the entire width of the ridge.