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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:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2001
Applicants:
Hui Luo, Scarborough, CA;
Mindaugas F. Dautartas, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Dan A. Steinberg, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Inventors:
Hui Luo, Scarborough, CA;
Mindaugas F. Dautartas, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Dan A. Steinberg, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Shipley Company, L.L.C., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical device is disclosed which includes a waveguide that support a first optical mode in a first region and a second optical mode in a second region. The waveguide further includes single material guiding layer having a lower portion with a first taper and an upper portion with a second taper.