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US 12,748,260 B1Granted
Wafer level optical routing
AssigneeVolantis Semiconductor, Inc.
InventorsHorst W. Wagner, Roy Edward Meade, II, Ashutosh Rao, Carlos I. Dorta Quiñones
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Abstract
An optical system is described. The optical system includes multiple regions, each of which is defined by a reticle. Each region also includes a local waveguide. The local waveguide of a region is configurably stitched to a remote waveguide on other regions.
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An optical system, comprising:
- a plurality of regions, each of the plurality of regions defined by a reticle and including a local waveguide;
- wherein the local waveguide of a region is configurably stitched to a remote waveguide on an other region of the plurality of regions;
- and
- wherein an electrical switch configurably stitches the local waveguide of the region to the remote waveguide on the other region of the plurality of regions.
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An optical system, comprising:
- a plurality of regions, each of the plurality of regions defined by a reticle and including a local waveguide;
- wherein the local waveguide of a region is configurably stitched to a remote waveguide on an other region of the plurality of regions;
- wherein each of the plurality of regions includes a plurality of local waveguides, a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, and a third side, the local waveguide being included in the plurality of local waveguides, the plurality of local waveguides having waveguide path offsets such that a portion of each of the plurality of local waveguides proximate the first side is closer to the third side than an opposite portion of each of the plurality of local waveguides proximate the second side is.
An optical system, comprising:
- a plurality of regions, each of the plurality of regions defined by a reticle and including a local waveguide;
- wherein the local waveguide of a region is configurably stitched to a remote waveguide on an other region of the plurality of regions;
- wherein each of the plurality of regions includes a plurality of local waveguides, a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, a portion of each of the plurality of local waveguides being proximate the first side, an opposite portion of each of the plurality of local waveguides proximate the second side;
- and
- wherein the reticle used in forming the region and the other region is offset for the other region such that the opposite portion of each of the plurality of local waveguides in the region is aligned with the portion of each of the plurality of local waveguides in the other region.
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An optical system, comprising:
- a plurality of regions, each of the plurality of regions defined by a reticle and including a local waveguide;
- wherein the local waveguide of a region is configurably stitched to a remote waveguide on an other region of the plurality of regions;
- wherein each of the plurality of regions includes a plurality of ports and a plurality of local waveguide segments;
- and
- wherein a one-shot jumper configurably couples a waveguide segment to a port or an other waveguide segment.
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An optical system, comprising:
- a plurality of regions, each of the plurality of regions defined by a reticle and including a plurality of local waveguides and a plurality of ports;
- wherein a local waveguide of a region is configurably stitched to a remote waveguide on at least one other region of the plurality of regions such that each of the plurality of regions is optically connected with each remaining region of the plurality of regions and such that at least a portion of the plurality of ports in each of the plurality of regions is optically connected with a second port of each the at least one remaining region of the plurality of regions;
- wherein an electrical switch configurably stitches the local waveguide of the region to the remote waveguide on the at least other region of the plurality of regions.
A method for providing an optical system, comprising:
- providing a plurality of regions, each of the plurality of regions defined by a reticle and including a local waveguide;
- wherein the local waveguide of a region is configurably stitched to a remote waveguide on an other region of the plurality of regions and such that each of the plurality of regions is optically connected with each remaining region of the plurality of regions, wherein the providing the plurality of regions further includes:
- providing an electrical switch that configurably stitches the local waveguide of the region to the remote waveguide on the other region of the plurality of regions.
A method for providing an optical system, comprising:
- providing a plurality of regions, each of the plurality of regions defined by a reticle and including a local waveguide;
- wherein the local waveguide of a region is configurably stitched to a remote waveguide on an other region of the plurality of regions and such that each of the plurality of regions is optically connected with each remaining region of the plurality of regions;
- wherein each of the plurality of regions includes a plurality of local waveguides, a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, and a third side, the local waveguide being included in the plurality of local waveguides, the plurality of local waveguides having waveguide path offsets such that a portion of each of the plurality of local waveguides proximate the first side is closer to the third side than an opposite portion of each of the plurality of local waveguides proximate the second side is;
- and
- wherein the opposite portion of each of the plurality of local waveguides in the region is aligned with the portion of each of the plurality of local waveguides in the other region.
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A method for providing an optical system, comprising:
- providing a plurality of regions, each of the plurality of regions defined by a reticle and including a local waveguide;
- wherein the local waveguide of a region is configurably stitched to a remote waveguide on an other region of the plurality of regions and such that each of the plurality of regions is optically connected with each remaining region of the plurality of regions;
- wherein each of the plurality of regions includes a plurality of local waveguides, a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, a portion of each of the plurality of local waveguides being proximate the first side, an opposite portion of each of the plurality of local waveguides proximate the second side;
- and wherein the providing the plurality of regions further includes:
- providing a first region using the reticle;
- offsetting the reticle to form the other region such that the opposite portion of each of the plurality of local waveguides in the region is aligned with the portion of each of the plurality of local waveguides in the other region;
- and
- forming the other region.
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A method for providing an optical system, comprising:
- providing a plurality of regions, each of the plurality of regions defined by a reticle and including a local waveguide;
- wherein the local waveguide of a region is configurably stitched to a remote waveguide on an other region of the plurality of regions and such that each of the plurality of regions is optically connected with each remaining region of the plurality of regions, and wherein the providing the plurality of regions further includes:
- providing a plurality of ports and a plurality of local waveguide segments in each of the plurality of regions using the reticle;
- and
- providing a one-shot jumper for the region, the one-shot jumper configurably coupling a waveguide segment to a port or an other waveguide segment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.