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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
May. 05, 2023
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jinxin Fu, Fremont, CA (US);
Ludovic Godet, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/01 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02B 1/115 (2015.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 6/0016 (2013.01); G02B 6/0038 (2013.01); G02B 1/115 (2013.01); G02B 6/4212 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0112 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods of modifying and engineering the effective thickness of an optical device substrate. The methods provide for depositing a material that is index-matched to the substrate to alter a thickness distribution of the optical device. By adjusting the thickness distribution, the optical path of light is modulated to direct the light to the output coupling grating.