公开(公告)号：US09917417B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-13

申请号：US15285042

申请日：2016-10-04

Applicant: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Guoliang Li ,  Stephen B. Krasulick ,  Damien Lambert

IPC: H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/068 ,  H01S5/02 ,  H01S5/022 ,  H01S5/40

CPC classification number: H01S5/068 ,  H01S5/021 ,  H01S5/02284 ,  H01S5/0268 ,  H01S5/4012 ,  H01S5/4087

Abstract: A widely tunable laser system includes a substrate, first and second lasers, an output and at least one optical combining device. The first laser is integrated with the substrate, includes a gain medium that includes a first material, and emits light at a wavelength that is tunable within a first wavelength range that is determined at least in part by the first material. The second laser is integrated with the substrate, includes a gain medium that includes a second material, and emits light at a wavelength that is tunable within a second wavelength range that is different from the first wavelength range that is determined at least in part by the second material. The at least one optical combining device is configured to direct light from one or both of the first laser and the second laser to the output.

公开(公告)号：US20170110850A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-20

申请号：US15285042

申请日：2016-10-04

Applicant: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Guoliang Li ,  Stephen B. Krasulick ,  Damien Lambert

IPC: H01S5/068 ,  H01S5/02 ,  H01S5/022 ,  H01S5/40

CPC classification number: H01S5/068 ,  H01S5/021 ,  H01S5/02284 ,  H01S5/0268 ,  H01S5/4012 ,  H01S5/4087

Abstract: A widely tunable laser system includes a substrate, first and second lasers, an output and at least one optical combining device. The first laser is integrated with the substrate, includes a gain medium that includes a first material, and emits light at a wavelength that is tunable within a first wavelength range that is determined at least in part by the first material. The second laser is integrated with the substrate, includes a gain medium that includes a second material, and emits light at a wavelength that is tunable within a second wavelength range that is different from the first wavelength range that is determined at least in part by the second material. The at least one optical combining device is configured to direct light from one or both of the first laser and the second laser to the output.

公开(公告)号：US20150346430A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-03

申请号：US14722983

申请日：2015-05-27

Applicant: SKORPIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Guoliang Li ,  Damien Lambert ,  Nikhil Kumar

IPC: G02B6/14 ,  G02B6/136 ,  G02B6/30 ,  G02B6/122 ,  G02B6/132

CPC classification number: G02B6/14 ,  G02B6/1228 ,  G02B6/132 ,  G02B6/136 ,  G02B6/305 ,  G02B2006/12038 ,  G02B2006/12061 ,  G02B2006/12097 ,  G02B2006/12147 ,  G02B2006/12152

Abstract: A waveguide mode expander couples a smaller optical mode in a semiconductor waveguide to a larger optical mode in an optical fiber. The waveguide mode expander comprises a shoulder and a ridge. In some embodiments, the ridge of the waveguide mode expander has a plurality of stages, the plurality of stages having different widths at a given cross section.

Abstract translation: 波导模式扩展器将半导体波导中较小的光学模式耦合到光纤中较大的光学模式。 波导模式扩展器包括肩部和脊部。 在一些实施例中，波导模式扩展器的脊具有多个级，多个级在给定横截面处具有不同的宽度。

公开(公告)号：US20150346429A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-03

申请号：US14722970

申请日：2015-05-27

Applicant: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Damien Lambert ,  Nikhil Kumar ,  Elton Marchena ,  Daming Liu ,  Guoliang Li ,  John Zyskind

IPC: G02B6/14 ,  G02B6/30 ,  G02B6/122 ,  G02B6/136 ,  G02B6/132

CPC classification number: G02B6/14 ,  G02B6/1228 ,  G02B6/132 ,  G02B6/136 ,  G02B6/305 ,  G02B2006/12038 ,  G02B2006/12061 ,  G02B2006/12097 ,  G02B2006/12147 ,  G02B2006/12152

Abstract: A waveguide mode expander couples a smaller optical mode in a semiconductor waveguide to a larger optical mode in an optical fiber. The waveguide mode expander comprises a shoulder made of crystalline silicon and a ridge made of non-crystalline silicon (e.g., amorphous silicon). In some embodiments, the ridge of the waveguide mode expander has a plurality of stages, the plurality of stages have different widths and/or thicknesses at a given cross section.

Abstract translation: 波导模式扩展器将半导体波导中较小的光学模式耦合到光纤中较大的光学模式。 波导模式扩展器包括由晶体硅制成的肩部和由非晶硅（例如非晶硅）制成的脊。 在一些实施例中，波导模式扩展器的脊具有多个级，多个级在给定横截面处具有不同的宽度和/或厚度。

公开(公告)号：US12007605B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17314991

申请日：2021-05-07

Applicant: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Majid Sodagar ,  Wenyi Wang ,  Changyi Li ,  Guoliang Li ,  Murtaza Askari ,  Yi Wang ,  John Dallesasse ,  Stephen B. Krasulick

IPC: G02B6/27 ,  G02B6/122 ,  G02F1/09 ,  G02B6/12 ,  G02B6/126

CPC classification number: G02B6/2746 ,  G02B6/1228 ,  G02F1/093 ,  G02B2006/1215 ,  G02B6/126

Abstract: A polarization-independent, optical circulator is formed in silicon photonics. The polarization-independent, optical circulator uses an optical splitter having two couplers and two waveguides joining the two couplers. One of the two waveguides is thinner than the other to create a large effective index difference between TE and TM modes transmitted through the one waveguide. Polarization rotators, including reciprocal and/or non-reciprocal rotators, are further used to create the optical circulator.

公开(公告)号：US11675134B1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17306801

申请日：2021-05-03

Applicant: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Guoliang Li ,  Stephen B. Krasulick

IPC: G02B6/293

CPC classification number: G02B6/29389 ,  G02B6/2931 ,  G02B6/29346 ,  G02B6/29395

Abstract: An optical bandpass filter includes an optical splitter having at least four ports, one of the ports being designated as an input port and one of the ports being designated as an output port. First and second reflectors couple with respective third and fourth ones of the ports. The splitter directs portions of the input light from the input port, into the third and fourth ports, such that the portions of the input light propagate toward the respective first and second reflectors. The first and second reflectors reflect light having wavelengths within a predetermined wavelength range, back toward the splitter, as wavelength-selected light, and transmit light having wavelengths that are outside of the predetermined wavelength range, away from the splitter. The splitter directs at least a portion of the wavelength-selected light that propagates back toward the splitter, into the output port, as output light.

公开(公告)号：US11307440B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-19

申请号：US16843761

申请日：2020-04-08

Applicant: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Stephen B. Krasulick ,  Damien Lambert ,  Andrew Bonthron ,  Guoliang Li

IPC: G02B6/26 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/017 ,  H03H7/38 ,  G02F1/015

Abstract: A modulator and a capacitor are integrated on a semiconductor substrate for modulating a laser beam. Integrating the capacitor on the substrate reduces parasitic inductance for high-speed optical communication.

公开(公告)号：US11002911B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US15656331

申请日：2017-07-21

Applicant: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Majid Sodagar ,  Wenyi Wang ,  Changyi Li ,  Guoliang Li ,  Murtaza Askari ,  Yi Wang

IPC: G02B6/27 ,  G02B6/122 ,  G02F1/09 ,  G02B6/126 ,  G02B6/12

Abstract: A polarization-independent, optical circulator is formed in silicon photonics. The polarization-independent, optical circulator uses an optical splitter having two couplers and two waveguides joining the two couplers. One of the two waveguides is thinner than the other to create a large effective index difference between TE and TM modes transmitted through the one waveguide. Polarization rotators, including reciprocal and/or non-reciprocal rotators, are further used to create the optical circulator.

公开(公告)号：US10895686B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-19

申请号：US15968454

申请日：2018-05-01

Applicant: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Damien Lambert ,  Guoliang Li ,  John Zyskind ,  Stephen B. Krasulick

IPC: G02B6/13 ,  G02B6/14 ,  G02B6/122 ,  G02B6/136 ,  G02B6/132 ,  G02B6/30 ,  G02B6/12

Abstract: A method of fabricating a waveguide mode expander includes providing a substrate including a waveguide, bonding a chiplet including multiple optical material layers in a mounting region adjacent an output end of the waveguide, and selectively removing portions of the chiplet to form tapered stages that successively increase in number and lateral size from a proximal end to a distal end of the chiplet. The first optical material layer supports an input mode substantially the same size as a mode exiting the waveguide. One or more of the overlying layers, when combined with the first layer, support a larger, output optical mode size. Each tapered stage of the mode expander is formed of a portion of a respective layer of the chiplet. The first layer and the tapered stages form a waveguide mode expander that expands an optical mode of light traversing the chiplet.

公开(公告)号：US10742347B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-11

申请号：US16224409

申请日：2018-12-18

Applicant: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Guoliang Li ,  Murtaza Askari

IPC: H04J14/02 ,  G02B6/43 ,  H04B10/60 ,  G02B6/293 ,  G02B6/12 ,  G02B6/00 ,  H04B10/67 ,  G02B6/42 ,  G02B5/18

Abstract: An optical receiver, used in wavelength-division multiplexing, has multiple photodetectors per channel. The optical receiver comprises a demultiplexer to separate incoming light into different output waveguides, one output waveguide for each channel. A splitter is used in each output waveguide to split each output waveguide into two or more branches. A separate photodetector is coupled with each branch so that two or more photodetectors are used to measure each channel.