Optoelectronic device having a direct patch mask formed thereon and a method of manufacture therefor
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorsRobert M. Pafchek, John Salama
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Abstract
The present invention provides an optoelectronic device with superior qualities. The optoelectronic device includes an optical core feature located over a substrate, an outer cladding layer located over the optical core feature and a direct patch mask formed on an outer cladding layer. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the direct patch mask has a light source passed therethrough that corrects birefringence in the optical core feature and the outer cladding layer.
Claims55
An optoelectronic device, comprising:
- an optical core feature located over a substrate;
- an outer cladding layer located over the optical core feature;
- and
- a direct patch mask formed on an outer cladding layer.
A method of manufacturing an optoelectronic device, comprising:
- forming an optical core feature over a substrate;
- forming an outer cladding layer over the optical core feature;
- forming a direct patch mask on the outer cladding layer;
- and
- exposing the core structure and the outer cladding layer to a light source.
The method as recited in 13 further including removing the direct patch mask subsequent to exposing the core structure and the outer cladding layer to a light source.
An optical fiber communications system, comprising:
- an optical fiber;
- a transmitter and a receiver connected by the optical fiber;
- and
- an optoelectronic device including:
- an optical core feature located over a substrate;
- an outer cladding layer located over the optical core feature;
- and
- a direct patch mask formed on the outer cladding layer.
A method of manufacturing an optical fiber communications system, comprising:
- forming an optical fiber;
- forming a transmitter and a receiver connected by the optical fiber;
- and
- forming an optoelectronic device including:
- forming an optical core feature over a substrate;
- forming an outer cladding layer over the optical core feature;
- forming a direct patch mask on the outer cladding layer;
- and
- exposing the core structure and the outer cladding layer to a light source.
The method as recited in 39 further including removing the direct patch mask subsequent to exposing the core structure and the outer cladding layer to a light source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.