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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2021
Tdk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Iwatsuka, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Hara, Tokyo, JP;
Anthony Reymund Melad Binarao, Hong Kong, CN;
Cheng Bu Heng, Hong Kong, CN;
Hiroshi Take, Hong Kong, CN;
Kenji Nagase, Hong Kong, CN;
TDK CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical waveguide element includes: an optical waveguide having a ridge part and a slab part having a thickness less than the ridge part. The optical waveguide includes: a first waveguide having a first ridge with and a first slab film thickness; a second waveguide having a second ridge width and a second slab film thickness; a first intermediate waveguide connected to the first waveguide and having a third ridge width and the first slab film thickness; and a second intermediate waveguide connected to the second waveguide and having a fourth ridge width and the second slab film thickness. The first waveguide, the first intermediate waveguide, the second intermediate waveguide, and the second waveguide are arranged in this order; the second slab film thickness is larger than the first slab film thickness; and the third ridge width is larger than the fourth ridge width.