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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2002
Applicants:
Lionel C. Kimerling, Concord, MA (US);
Desmond R. Lim, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Lionel C. Kimerling, Concord, MA (US);
Desmond R. Lim, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A high index difference coupler includes a high index difference waveguide having one or more modes. A plurality of gratings is formed on the high index difference waveguide. The effective index difference between low index regions and high index regions of the waveguide is greater than 0.3.