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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2015
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Yoba Amoah, Fairfax, VT (US);
Brennan J. Brown, Burlington, VT (US);
John J. Ellis-Monaghan, Grand Isle, VT (US);
Ashleigh R. Kreider, Richmond, VT (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/34 (2006.01); G02B 6/12 (2006.01); G02B 6/32 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/293 (2006.01); G02B 6/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/32 (2013.01); G02B 6/29304 (2013.01); G02B 6/352 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wafer structure includes a diffractive lens disposed on a backside of a wafer and coupled to a front side waveguide, the diffractive lens being configured to receive light and focus the light to the front side waveguide.