Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wavelength conversion element and method for manufacturing same
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Application No.: US17294320Application Date: 2019-11-13
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Publication No.: US11892745B2Publication Date: 2024-02-06
- Inventor: Takushi Kazama , Takahiro Kashiwazaki , Osamu Tadanaga , Koji Embutsu , Ryoichi Kasahara , Takeshi Umeki
- Applicant: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Workman Nydegger
- Priority: JP 18215578 2018.11.16
- International Application: PCT/JP2019/044514 2019.11.13
- International Announcement: WO2020/100937A 2020.05.22
- Date entered country: 2021-05-14
- Main IPC: G02F1/377
- IPC: G02F1/377 ; G02F1/355 ; G02B6/12 ; G02B6/13 ; G02B6/124 ; G02B6/136 ; G02F1/39

Abstract:
With a wavelength conversion device based on a nonlinear optical effect, when arrayed waveguides including an intended nonlinear waveguide are fabricated, unwanted slab waveguides are inevitably formed. The slab waveguides can cause an erroneous measurement in the selection of a waveguide having desired characteristics from the arrayed waveguides. The erroneous measurement can lead to redoing steps for fabricating the wavelength conversion device and a decrease in the yield and inhibit the evaluation of the characteristics in selection of the waveguide and the subsequent fabrication of the wavelength conversion device from being efficiently performed. A wavelength conversion device according to the present invention includes a plurality of waveguides formed on a substrate, and a plurality of slab waveguides that are arranged substantially in parallel with and spaced apart from the plurality of waveguides, and each of the slab waveguides has a grating structure that reflects light of a particular wavelength.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220019125A1 Wavelength Conversion Element and Method for Manufacturing Same Public/Granted day:2022-01-20
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