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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Roman Bruck, Vienna, AT;
Attila Mekis, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/12 (2006.01); G02B 6/293 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/12007 (2013.01); G02B 6/29344 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments include a multimode interference (MMI) device with offset facets. The MMI device includes a first set of facets positioned on opposite edges of the MMI device with an optical path between the set of facets. The MMI device also includes a second set of facets positioned on opposite edges of the MMI device, where the second set of facets are offset from the first set of facets, where a second optical path passes through the MMI device between the second set of facets.