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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2015
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jens Hofrichter, Rueschlikon, CH;
Daniel S. Jubin, Rueschlikon, CH;
Edward W. Kiewra, South Burlington, CT (US);
Antonio La Porta, Rueschlikon, CH;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/132 (2006.01); G02B 6/136 (2006.01); G02B 6/122 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/132 (2013.01); G02B 6/1228 (2013.01); G02B 6/136 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a device for propagating light includes providing a substrate having a semiconductor material; placing an insulating layer on the substrate; providing a recess reaching through the insulating layer and into the substrate; filling the recess at least partially with a filler material; and arranging a waveguide in or on the filler material.