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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
May. 03, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mohsen Kamandar Dezfouli, San Jose, CA (US);
Maria Anagnosti, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Jason S. Pelc, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yu Miao, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/2804 (2013.01);
Abstract
Optical splitters and system and methods utilizing optical splitters are disclosed. The optical splitter may include an input waveguide, a free propagation region, and a plurality output waveguides. The output waveguides are connected to the free propagation region at a corresponding plurality of output ports that are positioned along a non-circular path. The output ports may be positioned such that the output waveguides have the same width.