IP Library Granted Patent US 11,181,702
Granted Patent B2
US 11,181,702 · App. 16/843,882 · Granted Nov 23, 2021

Planar optical waveguide structure, and coupling structure thereof and coupling method thereof

Inventors: Ben Chen (Hubei, CN); Xuerui Liang (Hubei, CN); Baiquan Hu (Hubei, CN); Chenggang Liu (Hubei, CN); Di Zhang (Hubei, CN); Yongan Fu (Hubei, CN); Liping Sun (Hubei, CN); Weidong Ma (Hubei, CN); Xianghong Yu (Hubei, CN)
Assignee: Wuhan Telecommunication Devices Co., Ltd.
G02B6/4212G02B6/1228G02B6/42H01L2224/16225
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Patent No.
US 11,181,702
App. No.
16/843,882
Granted
Nov 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A coupling structure includes a single mode active device and a planar optical waveguide. Specifically, the planar optical waveguide includes a silica waveguide for transmitting an optical signal, where the silica waveguide includes a coupling section and a conduction section; the coupling section is of a regular trapezoidal structure or an inverted trapezoidal structure, where a surface of the coupling section coupled to the single mode active device is a trapezoid top, and a surface of the coupling section connected with the conduction section is a trapezoid bottom; and a coupling gap is preset between the single mode active device and the planar optical waveguide.

Claims (5)

1. A planar optical waveguide structure, wherein

the planar optical waveguide internally comprises a silica main waveguide for transmitting an optical signal, and an auxiliary waveguide for assisting light entering;

the auxiliary waveguide comprises one or more silica auxiliary waveguides that are positioned at a predetermined center distance from the silica main waveguide;

wherein the auxiliary waveguide specifically comprises eight sub-auxiliary waveguides, wherein a first sub-auxiliary waveguide is located on an upper side of the silica main waveguide; a second sub-auxiliary waveguide is located on a lower side of the silica main waveguide; a third sub-auxiliary waveguide is located on a left side of the silica main waveguide; a fourth sub-auxiliary waveguide is located on a right side of the silica main waveguide; a fifth sub-auxiliary waveguide is located on an upper left side of the silica main waveguide, on a left side of the first sub-auxiliary waveguide, and on an upper side of the third sub-auxiliary waveguide; a sixth sub-auxiliary waveguide is located on an upper right side of the silica main waveguide, on the right side of the first sub-auxiliary waveguide, and on an upper side of the fourth sub-auxiliary waveguide; a seventh sub-auxiliary waveguide is located on a lower left side of the silica main waveguide, on a left side of the second sub-auxiliary waveguide, and on a lower side of the third sub-auxiliary waveguide; and an eighth sub-auxiliary waveguide is located on a lower right side of the silica main waveguide, on a right side of the second sub-auxiliary waveguide, and on a lower side of the fourth sub-auxiliary waveguide.

2. The planar optical waveguide structure according to claim 1 , wherein each sub-auxiliary waveguide is specifically of a regular trapezoidal structure, and four side faces connected with a trapezoid top and a trapezoid bottom are all inclined planes, wherein the trapezoid top and a light inlet of the silica main waveguide are located on a same side of a multi-core planar optical waveguide.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2020
From: CHEN, BEN; LIANG, XUERUI; HU, BAIQUAN; LIU, CHENGGANG; ZHANG, DI; FU, YONGAN; SUN, LIPING; MA, WEIDONG; YU, XIANGHONG
To: WUHAN TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (3)
CN 201610326163.8 · May 17, 2016 · national
CN 201610326883.4 · May 17, 2016 · national
CN 201610327114.6 · May 17, 2016 · national
Continuity (3)
Division 16192845 · Nov 16, 2018
Continuation PCTCN2016110358 · Dec 16, 2016
Related Publication 20200233159A1 · Jul 23, 2020
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