Optical waveguides – With optical coupler – Particular coupling structure
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-18
2010-10-19
Cushwa, Michelle R Connelly (Department: 2874)
Optical waveguides
With optical coupler
Particular coupling structure
C385S052000, C385S132000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07817889
ABSTRACT:
An optical waveguide structure comprises a substrate (12) having first and second groove arrays (8, 10), including grooves (8a-8g, 10a-10h), and an optical waveguide (14), having cladding and core (14b) layered on the substrate between the groove arrays to vertically align the core with cores (2a, 4a) of optical fibers (2, 4) positioned on the grooves. The waveguide has at least one first port (20) aligned with a groove (8d) of the first groove array and at least one second port (22) aligned with a groove (10e) of the second groove array. The number of second ports is equal to or greater than that of the first ports. A ratio of the number of grooves of the second groove array relative to the number of grooves of the first groove array is less than a ratio of the number of the second ports relative to the number of first ports.
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Miyadera Nobuo
Yagi Shigeyuki
Yamamoto Rei
Antonelli, Terry Stout & Kraus, LLP.
Connelly Cushwa Michelle R
Hitachi Chemical Company Ltd.
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