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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2002
Moti Margalit, Zichron Yaaqov, IL;
Meir Orenstein, Haifa, IL;
Lambda Corssing Ltd., Caesaria, IL;
Abstract
A method of fabricating an integrated optical device and such a device, comprising a structure including at least one waveguiding element are presented. A basic structure is formed containing a substrate material carrying a buffer material layer coated with a core material layer of a higher refraction index as compared to that of the buffer layer. The at least one waveguiding element is defined in a guiding layer on top of the basic structure. The guiding layer is made of a material with a refractive index higher than the refractive index of the buffer layer and the core layer, and is chosen so as to minimize a height of the at least one waveguiding element and to provide effective guiding of light in the core layer. A cladding layer is formed on top of the so-obtained structure, wherein a height difference between the cladding layer region above the waveguiding element and the cladding layer region outside the waveguiding element is substantially small resulting in a desired flatness of the top cladding layer to allow direct formation of a further waveguide structure thereon and prevent significant perturbations in light propagation within the further waveguide structure.