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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Ian Andrew Maxwell, Five Dock, AU;
Dax Kukulj, Kingston, AU;
Robert Bruce Charters, Palmerston, AU;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Zetta Research and Development LLC-RPO Series, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/10 (2006.01); G02B 6/124 (2006.01); G02B 6/122 (2006.01); G02B 6/138 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/1245 (2013.01); G02B 6/1228 (2013.01); G02B 6/138 (2013.01);
Abstract
Integrated optical waveguides and methods for the production thereof which have a patterned upper cladding with a defined opening to allow at least one side or at least one end of a light transmissive element to be air clad. The at least one side or at least one end is, for preference, a lens structure unitary with the waveguide or a bend. Also provided is a method of fabricating an optical waveguide with a patterned cladding.