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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2004
Anna M. George, Legal Representative, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Daoqiang LU, Chandler, AZ (US);
Henning Braunisch, Chandler, AZ (US);
Anna M. George, legal representative, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Daoqiang Lu, Chandler, AZ (US);
Henning Braunisch, Chandler, AZ (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a substrate having a trench therein, the trench extending to an edge of the substrate, a waveguide array positioned in the trench, the waveguide array extending to the edge of the substrate, and a ferrule attached at or near the edge of the substrate and spanning a width of the waveguide array, the ferrule being directly in contact with a surface of the waveguide array. A process comprising positioning a waveguide in a trench on a substrate, the waveguide extending to an edge of the substrate, and attaching a ferrule at or near the edge of the substrate, the ferrule including a recess having a bottom, wherein the bottom is in direct contact with a surface of the waveguide.