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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
John J. Ellis-Monaghan, Grand Isle, VT (US);
Brendan S. Harris, Burlington, VT (US);
Vibhor Jain, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Thomas Kessler, Milpitas, CA (US);
Yves T. Ngu, Essex, VT (US);
Sebastian T. Ventrone, South Burlington, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments include an integrated circuit having: at least one waveguide disposed in a low refractive index layer; a splitter connected to the at least one waveguide, the splitter consisting of at least two signal paths; an optical signal detector connected to an end of each of the at least two signal paths; and an electrical disconnect member connected to each optical signal detector.