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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Gerard A. Alphonse, Princeton, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Gerard A. Alphonse, Princeton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Trumpf Photonics, Inc., Cranbury, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B006/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical device () including first and second facets (); an at least partially bent waveguide () formed on a substrate and including a portion perpendicular to the first facet; and a light amplification region () coupled to the bent waveguide. The light amplification region includes an expanding tapered portion and a contracting tapered portion which approaches the second facet.