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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Michael W. Haney, Oak Hill, VA (US);
Michael J. Mcfadden, McLean, VA (US);
Muzammil Iqbal, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael W. Haney, Oak Hill, VA (US);
Michael J. McFadden, McLean, VA (US);
Muzammil Iqbal, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
University of Delaware, Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for waveguide-based and free space based optical interconnection in integrated circuits that includes an input optical waveguide with etched end-facets, an output optical waveguide with an end-facets and modulators and detectors.