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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Cheng-Tse Tang, Hsinchu County, TW;
Chewn-Pu Jou, Hsinchu, TW;
Lan-Chou Cho, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming Yang Jung, Kaohsiung, TW;
Tai-Chun Huang, New Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/122 (2006.01); G02B 6/293 (2006.01); G02B 6/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0043 (2013.01); G02B 6/1228 (2013.01); G02B 6/29338 (2013.01); G02B 2006/12097 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical device is provided. The optical device includes a ring waveguide and a bus waveguide. The ring waveguide includes a coupling region. The bus waveguide is disposed adjacent to and spaced apart from the coupling region of the ring waveguide. The bus waveguide includes a coupling structure corresponding to the coupling region.