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Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 26, 2014
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

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);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/12 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/43 (2006.01); H01L 31/0232 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4295 (2013.01); G02B 6/4274 (2013.01); G02B 6/43 (2013.01); H01L 31/02327 (2013.01);
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.


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