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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Rene Gerrit Heideman, Oldenzaal, NL;
Marcel Hoekman, Enschede, NL;
Inventors:
Rene Gerrit Heideman, Oldenzaal, NL;
Marcel Hoekman, Enschede, NL;
Assignee:
Lionix BV, , NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surface waveguide is disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, the waveguide has a core and an upper and lower cladding. The core has a thickness that is greater than the critical thickness of the material that composes the core. This is achieved by depositing/growing the core as a conformal layer within a region that is recessed from the planar surface of the lower cladding, wherein the recessed region has a width that is no more than twice the critical thickness of the core material.