公开(公告)号：US20020131747A1

公开(公告)日：2002-09-19

申请号：US09864393

申请日：2001-05-25

Applicant: Bookham Technology plc

Inventor： Stephen William Roberts ,  Bradley Jonathan Luff ,  John Paul Drake ,  Stephen Geoffrey Unwin

IPC: G02B006/125

CPC classification number: G02B6/136 ,  G02B6/1228 ,  G02B6/132 ,  G02B6/305 ,  G02B2006/12097

Abstract: A rib waveguide structure comprising a layer (4) of light conductive material defined between two planar faces with a rib (9) formed on one of the faces and an optical components e.g. a tapered waveguide (6) optically coupled to the other face. An inverted rib waveguide comprising a light conductive layer (11) and a rib (10) that projects from the light conductive layer (11) into a substrate (4, 8) is also described as well as other optical devices comprising a light conductive layer separated from a substrate by a non-planar layer (3) of light confining material and optical devices comprising two or more layers (2, 3; 18, 19, 20) of light confining material buried within a rib with a light conducting component (10; 17; 22) at least a part of which is formed between planes defined by the two layers of light confining material. A method of forming such devices is also described.

Abstract translation: 肋波导结构包括限定在两个平面之间的导光材料层（4），其上形成有一个表面上的肋（9） 光学耦合到另一个面的锥形波导（6）。 还描述了包括导光层（11）和从导光层（11）突出到衬底（4,8）中的肋（10）的倒置肋波导，以及包括导光层 通过光限制材料的非平面层（3）和包含两个或更多层（2,3; 18,19,20）的光限制材料的光限制材料与基片间隔开， 10; 17; 22），其至少一部分形成在由两层光限制材料限定的平面之间。 还描述了形成这种装置的方法。

公开(公告)号：US20040020893A1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-05

申请号：US10341408

申请日：2003-01-14

Applicant: BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY, PLC.

Inventor： John Paul Drake ,  Andrew Tomlinson ,  Abdel Karim Zekak

IPC: C23F001/00

CPC classification number: G02B6/124 ,  G02B2006/12061 ,  G02B2006/12097

Abstract: A method of producing an optical grating component including only a single continuous grating field formed in a longitudinal waveguide rib, the method including the steps of defining a grating in an optic chip including a portion thereof through which the longitudinal waveguide rib is to extend, and then defining the lateral edges of the longitudinal rib in the optic chip, whereby any portion of the grating extending laterally beyond the lateral width of the rib is removed in the step of defining the lateral edges of the rib leaving a single continuous grating field that has straight lateral grating boundaries that are laterally aligned with the straight lateral edges of the rib.

Abstract translation: 一种制造仅包括形成在纵向波导肋中的单个连续光栅场的光栅元件的方法，该方法包括以下步骤：在包括纵向波导肋延伸穿过的部分的光学芯片中定义光栅;以及 然后限定光学芯片中的纵向肋的横向边缘，由此在限定肋的侧向边缘的步骤中去除横向延伸超过肋的横向宽度的光栅的任何部分，留下具有单个连续的光栅场​​， 与肋的直的侧边缘横向对齐的直的横向光栅边界。

公开(公告)号：US20030215187A1

公开(公告)日：2003-11-20

申请号：US10371611

申请日：2003-02-20

Applicant: Bookham Technology plc

Inventor： Jolyon Richard Tidmarsh ,  Matthew Peter Shaw ,  John Paul Drake

IPC: G02B006/30 ,  G02B006/12

CPC classification number: G02B6/3636 ,  G02B6/136 ,  G02B6/30 ,  G02B6/3652 ,  G02B6/3692 ,  G02B2006/12097

Abstract: An arrangement of an integrated optical waveguide (1) relative to a V-groove (2) for receiving an optical fibre (5) which is to be optically coupled with an end of the waveguide (1) is described. A waveguide (1) is formed in a crystalline optical substrate (3), and a V-groove (2) formed therein beneath an elongate parallel sided window in the substrate with a centre line (2A) of the V-groove (2) aligned with an end (1A) of the waveguide (1). The parallel sides (2B, 2C) of the window at the end of the V-groove (2) aligned with the waveguide (1) terminate out of alignment with each other in a direction along the length of the V-groove whereby the V-groove undercuts a portion (3A) of the optically conducting layer (3) beneath said end of the waveguide (1). The end of the waveguide (1) therefore overhangs the end of the V-groove (2) to enable the end of an optical fibre (5) to be located in close proximity thereto.

Abstract translation: 描述了相对于用于接收与波导（1）的端部光学耦合的光纤（5）的V形槽（2）的集成光波导（1）的布置。 波导（1）形成在结晶光学基板（3）中，并且V形槽（2）形成在基板中的细长平行的侧窗下方，具有V形槽（2）的中心线（2A） 与波导（1）的端部（1A）对准。 与波导（1）对准的V形槽（2）的端部处的窗口的平行边（2B，2C）在沿着V形槽的长度的方向上终止于彼此不对准，从而V - 凹槽在波导（1）的所述端部下方的光导体层（3）的一部分（3A）下切。 因此，波导（1）的端部突出于V形槽（2）的端部，以使得光纤（5）的端部位于其附近。