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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2012
Di Liang, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
David A. Fattal, Mountain View, CA (US);
Marco Fiorentino, Mountain View, CA (US);
Zhen Peng, Foster City, CA (US);
Charles M. Santori, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Raymond G. Beausoleil, Redmond, CA (US);
Di Liang, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
David A. Fattal, Mountain View, CA (US);
Marco Fiorentino, Mountain View, CA (US);
Zhen Peng, Foster City, CA (US);
Charles M. Santori, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Raymond G. Beausoleil, Redmond, CA (US);
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Compact photonics platforms and methods of forming the same are provided. An example of a compact photonics platform includes a layered structure having an active region along a longitudinal axis, a facet having an angle no less than a critical angle formed at least one longitudinal end of the active region, and a waveguide having at least one grating coupler positioned in alignment with the angled facet to couple light out to or in from the waveguide.