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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Jung-hyung Pyo, Seoul, KR;
O-kyun Kwon, Daejeon, KR;
Gyung-ock Kim, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/34 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided are semiconductor integrated circuits including a grating coupler for optical communication and methods of forming the same. The semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a cladding layer disposed on a semiconductor substrate; a grating coupler including an optical waveguide on the cladding layer and a grating on the optical waveguide; and at least one reflector formed in the cladding layer below the grating.