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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2007
Carlos J. R. P. Augusto, San Jose, CA (US);
Carlos J. R. P. Augusto, San Jose, CA (US);
Quantum Semiconductor LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Photonic passive structure to couple and guide light between photonic active devices (), such as photo-diodes, light emitting devices and light-valves, which may be arranged into 2D arrays, and the top of the metallization layer stack () interconnecting said devices, with said photonic passive structure comprising a hole () between the near surface of said photonic active Ndevices and the top of said metallization stack, said hole being filled with a dielectric () having embedded metal films () and in which the embedded metal thin films are connected to a planar perforated metal film () formed on top of the metallization stack.