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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Taihei Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Masanori Yamada, Oita, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 51/40 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/173 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4295 (2013.01); G01J 1/44 (2013.01); H01L 27/14625 (2013.01); H01L 31/02019 (2013.01); H01L 31/173 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4473 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for transmitting a signal using an optical coupling device includes converting a first electric signal into an optical signal, converting the optical signal into a first current, and outputting a second current that corresponds to the first current as a second electric signal. The second current may be larger than the first current.