Optical waveguide apparatus and method for partially collecting

Details Optical waveguide apparatus and method for partially collecting Optical waveguide apparatus and method for partially collecting

1992-01-06

1992-12-08

Healy, Brian

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Input/output coupler

385 14, 385 44, 385 47, 385131, 385132, G02B 610

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051704480

ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for partially collecting light from a polymer waveguide (11, 56). A polymer waveguide (11, 56) is provided, through which a light signal (17) is traveling. A faceted groove (28) is placed in the polymer waveguide (11, 56), thereby reflecting a controllable portion of the light (22) that is traveling through the polymer waveguide (11, 56) from the facet (21) at an oblique angle. Typically, the reflected light is directed into a photodetector (24, 41), which is included into an integrated circuit (52, 53) on a substrate (51).

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