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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
May. 08, 2013
Kotura, Inc., Monterey Park, CA (US);
Zhi Li, Alhambra, CA (US);
Dazeng Feng, El Monte, CA (US);
Shirong Liao, Mira Loma, CA (US);
Zhou Zhou, San Diego, CA (US);
C C Kung, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Roshanak Shafiiha, La Canada-Flintridge, CA (US);
Mellanox Technologies Silicon Photonics Inc., Monterey Park, CA (US);
Abstract
The light sensor and waveguide are positioned on a base such that a light signal guided by the waveguide is received at the light sensor. The waveguide includes a taper configured such that a ratio of a width of the waveguide at a first location in the taper:the width of the waveguide at a second location in the taper is greater than 1.2:1 where a length of the taper between the first location and the second location is less than 60 μm.