Optical waveguides – With optical coupler – Particular coupling structure
Patent
1991-04-01
1991-12-24
James, Andrew J.
Optical waveguides
With optical coupler
Particular coupling structure
357 16, 357 59, 385 37, H01L 2714
Patent
active
050757490
ABSTRACT:
Substrate-supported optical device structures such as, e.g., quantum-well infrared detectors/detector arrays are provided with a grating for optical coupling. Preferred gratings are formed in a nonepitaxial layer which, preferably, consists of a material which is different from underlying semiconductor material. Conveniently, a grating pattern is formed by etching, with the underlying material serving as an etch stop. For example, on a GaAs--AlGaAs device, polycrystalline silicon can be deposited and etched in this fashion.
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Chi Gou-Chung
Hollenhorst James N.
Morgan Robert A.
Muehlner Dirk J.
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Bowers Courtney A.
Caplan David I.
James Andrew J.
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